South Sudan’s Economy: A Race Against Time
July 9th, 2013 Via Al Jazeera, a report on South Sudan’s economic challenges: South Sudan’s current oil reserves may only last a decade from now and economic diversification is needed [AFP]  A heavy [...]
Iran and Sudan Begin to Execute Moves to Dominate Central & Western Africa
July 8th, 2013 Via Oil Price.com, an interesting look at Iranian and Sudanese efforts to dominate central & western Africa: The Central African Republic has become a key player, working under Sudanese and [...]
Laos Economy Is Set For Boom Years
July 8th, 2013 Via the International Business Times, a report on how Laos’ economy is set for boom years ahead as increased infrastructure helps expand trade and tourism: Laos, the third poorest country in [...]
North Africa: Investing Post-Arab Spring
July 6th, 2013 Via Ventures Africa, an article on investing in North Africa: It is time to invest in North Africa. Or that is the vibe emanating from Islamic finance circles. Speculative western investors generally [...]
Mongolian Investor Heads For North Korea
July 4th, 2013 Via Business News Europe, an interesting article on a new venture aimed at North Korea: A small yet bold Mongolian firm is preparing to launch a new oil enterprise in North Korea. It’s an unlikely [...]
Kazakhstan’s Energy Woes
July 4th, 2013 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Kazakhstan: The Bolashak oil plant on the Kashagan offshore oil field June 30. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) Summary Kazakhstan is struggling [...]

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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.