Djibouti: How A Forgotten Sandlot Of A Nation Has Become A Vibrant International Hub
Via Bloomberg, a detailed look at Djibouti: The bartender measures a shot of Johnnie Walker Red Label in a steel jigger and dumps it over ice. A waitress sets the glass on a tray and steers it [...]
What Is Africa’s New Top Investment Destination?
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at African investment potential – on a macro scale: The difficult patch that Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, is going through does not seem to be [...]
Iran’s Excellent Solar Power Potential
Via PressTV, a look at Iran’s solar potential: Iran’s climate ranges from arid to subtropical, and the country has lots of sunshine throughout the year, making solar power production [...]
North Korea
Via Lucky Peach, a look at North Korea: I skipped the in-flight meal on Air Koryo—the only North Korean airline, which consists mostly of a small fleet of planes bought at discount from Russia in [...]
Africa… In 100 Years
Courtesy of The Telegraph, an interesting look at what opportunities and challenges Africa – whose population looks set to quadruple over the twenty-first century – may face in the [...]
Is The Next Dubai In Pakistan?
Via Frontera News, a look at Gwadar, the city at the center of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor: Think of Dubai – dazzling shopping malls, yacht marinas, the world’s tallest tower. And then [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.