Investment Trends Bode Well For Vietnam’s Economic Future
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a close look at Vietnam: Recent trends in foreign direct investment may be a good sign for Vietnam, which has struggled to attract investors since the [...]
Pemex: How To Fix A State-Run Oil Monopoly That Hasn’t Returned A Profit In Seven Years?
Via Quartz, a look at Mexico’s efforts to reinvigorate PEMEX and Mexico’s energy sector: The time has nearly come for Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to unveil his plan to [...]
Afghan Mining Deal With China Facing Failure
Via Deutsche Welle, an interesting report on the status of China’s large mining project in Afghanistan: Afghan natural resources are valued at $3 trillion. But for security reasons, a [...]
The Uncertain Future of the Sino-Myanmar Pipeline
Via STRAFOR (subscription required), a report on an energy corridor being built by China to Myanmar: Domestic political opposition and security concerns in Myanmar could threaten an energy pipeline [...]
Doing Business In Sudan
Via How We Did It In Africa, some interesting thoughts on Sudan: Sudan may not be a country that many foreign investors are rushing into, but with its geographic positioning for trade, and [...]
Myanmar, Bangladesh And India: Prospects For Energy Co-operation
Courtesy of Future Directions, an interesting look at the potential for Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India to cooperate on energy issues: Key Points The Myanmar-Bangladesh-India (MBI) gas pipeline has [...]

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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.