Can Mozambique Become The ‘Qatar Of Africa’?
Via The Fringe, a quick look at Mozambique’s LNG-fueled economic potential: Five years ago, the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto invested over US$ 3 billion into an enormous coal project in [...]
North Korea: Seeking Foreign Investors After Deal With Chinese Company
Via the Globe and Mail, an article on North Korea’s recent deal with a Chinese company that may provide a channel for more foreign investment: North Korea is hoping to solicit billions of [...]
The ‘Genghis Khan’ Fund Manager
Via Forbes, a report on Mongolia: Mongolia? Come on. Who wants to invest in Mongolia? Gary Kucher does. He runs Mongolia Holdings, a private firm mainly focused on infrastructure. This year’s [...]
Pakistan: The Next Colombia Success Story?
Via Forbes, an interesting article on Pakistan: Pakistan has the potential to be a global turnaround story. I recently spent time in-country listening to a wide range of perspectives and I am [...]
Cuba’s Economic Potential
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at Cuba’s economic potential: Forecast Cuba and the United States will continue to strengthen political ties in the coming months [...]
25% Of World’s Population Will Live In Africa By 2050
Via Quartz, an interesting look at population growth trends: As of mid-2015, the world’s population stands at 7.3 billion, according to a new estimate by the United Nations. Over half of the world [...]

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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.