Myanmar’s State Owned Telcos Seek Investors To Take On Foreign Rivals
Via Emerging Frontiers, a report that Myanmar’s state owned telecommunications are gearing up to battle the new foreign licensees: Burma’s two state-backed telecommunications operators are [...]
The DRC Challenge: Excess Logging And Conflict Minerals
Via Ventures Africa, some analysis of extractive industry challenges being faced by the DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considered one of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest countries. Its [...]
China’s New Friends In Its Quest For Energy
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at China’s efforts to participate in petroleum projects around the world: On the northern reaches of the Caspian Sea, not far from this old Soviet town [...]
The Pipeline From Hell
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at the Iran-Pakistan pipeline project: During his trip to Pakistan last month, U.S Secretary of State John Kerry warned Pakistan that it could face U.S. [...]
Sub-Saharan Africa: Competition Is Heating Up
Via Emerging Markets Insights, a look at competition and opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the second-fastest growing region in the world, growing at an average of 5.6% [...]
China Finds Resistance To Oil Deals In Africa
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting article on recent Chinese efforts to acquire oil deposits in Africa: In Niger, government officials have fought a Chinese oil giant step by step, [...]

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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.