MINT, BRICS, And The Fragile Five
Via the Business Insider, an article on an interesting Venn Diagram tweeted by economist Duncan Weldon: At the moment, everyone’s focused on the group in the center, the Fragile Five, since [...]
Is Cuba Going Capitalist?
Via Ozy, an interesting look at Cuba: Cuba’s new business leaders are as different from the 1950s’ legendary bearded guerrillas as an all-electronic Tesla is from the vintage gas-guzzling Chevys [...]
Beyond China: The Asian Play for Africa
Via Ozy, an interesting look at India’s involvement in Africa: Roses may be red, but when Ramakrishna Karuturi sized up those thorny flowering plants back in the 1990s, he saw only green. It [...]
Insight Into The Frontier Markets Consumer
Via Emerging Frontiers, an interesting look at the frontier markets consumer: Swiftarc Capital is an independent, privately held investment management firm that focuses on consumer companies in [...]
Will Kazakhstan Lead An Oil Boom In Asia?
Via the Christian Science Monitor, a look at Kazakhstan’s  prospects look up for oil and gas, even with its giant Kashagan oil field down: A consortium in Kazakhstan led by U.S. supermajor [...]
Yemeni Economy Posts Positive Results In 2013
Via the Eurasia Review, an update on Yemen’s economic performance: Yemen’s economy posted positive indicators at the end of 2013, recording a growth rate in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...]

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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.