Uzbekistan To Launch A New Smartphone Company
Courtesy of Eurasia Review, an interesting article on a new Uzbek company: Uzbekistan, the only Central Asian country making smartphones, should reap economic benefits from the growing mobile [...]
Africa: “The Big Prize” For Abraaj Private Equity Group
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an interesting article on one private equity group’s views on Africa: After a deal-making spree in Africa in 2013 that included investments in Ghana, Cote [...]
Angola
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a detailed look at Angola: At night, when the darkness masks the scars left by Angola’s brutal 27-year civil war, the Ilha de Luanda resembles a down-at-heel corner [...]
Despite Volatility, China’s Interest In Yemen
Courtesy of the Diplomat, an interesting article on China’s interest in Yemen: With much to gain from a growing presence in the Middle East, Beijing is making an all-out effort to strengthen [...]
China’s Global Search For Energy
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting look at China’s global search for energy: Whether by diplomacy, investment or in extreme cases, force, China is going to great lengths to satisfy [...]
Russia, China Agree To Natural Gas Deal
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of Russia and China’s natural gas agreement: Russia and China struck a long-awaited deal on natural gas May 21, according to [...]

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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.