‘There’s No Such Thing as a Failed State’
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at one investor’s take on failed states: Mark Mobius is the kind of guru to whom other gurus turn for advice. With his signature white suits and gleaming, [...]
The Geopolitics Of China’s New Energy Route
Via Global Policy, an interesting commentary on China’s new energy route via Myanmar: China’s state-run China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) completed construction of a natural gas [...]
Russia: Victorious In Battle Of Pipeline Politics, But Now What?
Via Quartz, an interesting article on Russia’s pipeline politics victory: Russia has won a big round in an almost two-decade battle with the West over the flow of natural gas from the Caspian [...]
Djibouti: Africa’s Next Trade Hub
Via WikiStrat, a look at Djibouti’s economic potential: Djibouti has served as the main port that connects Ethiopia’s economy with that of the rest of the world since the Ethiopia/Eritrea war [...]
BRICS To BROOMS
Via Quartz, an interesting article on frontier markets: Despite being incredibly young, South Sudan’s position in a planned oil pipeline makes it a promising investment. As Jim O’Neill steps [...]
Beware Africa’s “Middle Class”
Courtesy of The Harvard Business Review, an interesting commentary on Africa’s middle class: If you have considered investing in Africa, you have no doubt been influenced by frequent recent [...]

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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.