Once War-torn And Wayward, Sri Lanka Now Lauded As Asia’s Next Success Story
Via Emerging Frontiers blog, an interesting look at Sri Lanka: Since Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war against the Tamil Tigers came to an end in 2009, the South Asian nation of 20 million has [...]
Mozambique: Risk Of The Resource Curse?
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an analysis of the potential impact that moving away from fossil fuels could have upon some of the world’s poorest countries such as Mozambique: For as long as [...]
Cambodia
Courtesy of Capitalist Exploits, some interesting comments on Cambodia: “…With a GDP per capita of just US$2,300, Cambodia is a poor country, make no mistake about it. Yet just 10 years [...]
The Rise Of African Consumers
Via How We Made It In Africa, an article on how much of Africa’s growth is being fueled not by resources, but rather by a rising consumer market: Africa’s middle class is a key source of [...]
South Sudan: Lots Of Potential But Oil’s Not Well
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at South Sudan: The newly independent Republic of South Sudan may top the list of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2013. The main reason for this [...]
Papua New Guinea’s Resource Boom
Via the Emerging Frontiers blog, an interesting look at Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea could become the next resources boom state, with a new study revealing the potential for export revenues to [...]

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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.