The New World Of Business
Via Fortutne, some commentary by Ian Bremmer on emerging markets: China’s slowing. Russia’s flailing. Is any emerging market worth putting your money in? We’ve found seven of them. There was a [...]
Iran: Planning For The World’s Largest Untapped Emerging Market
Courtesy of Frontier Strategy Group, an interesting look at Iran: Right now is the critical time for Western multinational companies to build effective plans for the Iranian market, which will [...]
North Korea: New Foreign Investment Agreements
Via NK News, a report on some new foreign investment related agreements coming out of North Korea: The DPRK government made agreements promoting mutual investment and preventing double taxation for [...]
Defaulted Cuban Loans Appeal To Frontier Investors
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on renewed interest in defaulted Cuban loans for frontier market investors: The unexpected strengthening of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the US in [...]
North Korea: A “Formidable Player” Once It Opens Up
Via the Jim Rogers (unofficial) blog, an interesting commentary on North Korea via a reprint from “Street Smarts” Copyright © 2013 by Jim Rogers: In 2007, my wife Paige and I received permission [...]
North Korea: Dabbling With Reform?
Via The New York Times, an Op-Ed examining  North Korea’s modest moves towards economic liberalization: While North Korea draws world attention with spectacular and seemingly bizarre actions [...]

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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.