Angola: A New Normal?
July 20th, 2015 Courtesy of Frontier Strategy Group, an updated look at Angola: Since the end of its three-decade long civil conflict in 2002, Angola has registered strong growth fueled by crude oil exports, [...]
Pakistan Prepares To Proceed With Iranian Pipeline Project
July 19th, 2015 Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on an ambitious pipeline plan between Pakistan and Iran: The removal of economic sanctions on Iran will clear the way for Pakistan to pursue an ambitious gas [...]
North Korean Economy Evolving
July 17th, 2015 Via NK News, a report on North Korea’s economy which notes that service and construction sectors showed remarkable improvement, while primary industry remained stagnant due to last year’s [...]
Turkmenistan’s Gas Line: A Pipe Dream?
July 16th, 2015 Via BBC, an article on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline: For many, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline is nothing but a pipe dream. Its [...]
Energy: Key To India’s Central Asia Reset
July 11th, 2015 Via Eurasia Review, a look at the energy objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five Central Asian republics: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five [...]
The Plunder Of Africa
July 4th, 2015 Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting review of a new book examining Africa’s economic past and future: Discussions about the fate of Africa have long had a cyclical quality. That is especially [...]

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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.