Iran’s Currency Crisis: Role Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp.
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required) a detailed analysis of the Iranian currency crisis: Since late September, the Iranian rial has lost as much as 40 percent of its value against the U.S. [...]
Nestlé: Nescafé for Myanmar
Via The Financial Times, a report on Nestle’s activities in Myanmar: Nestlé is one of the few multinationals that never really left Myanmar. It quietly allowed Thai traders to import its [...]
Indonesia: The Next Asian Tiger?
Via The Diplomat, a look at Indonesia: When American economist Nouriel Roubini sets his sights on a country, it is often a cause for concern. Roubini is known by the comic book-villain monikers [...]
The $10 Trillion Dollar Prize: Captivating The New Affluent In China And India
Via The Financial Times, an interesting book review looking at a recent publication on It is no secret that Asia’s two emerging superpowers are giving birth to a vast new middle class. But just [...]
Myanmar To Become The Next Low Cost Labor Producer?
Via ValueWalk, a look at Myanmar’s manufacturing potential: After political reforms, following Myanmar’s democratic elections this past April, the United States government has decided to lift [...]
Sudan, South Sudan Reach An Oil Deal
Via STATFOR (subscription required), a report on the recent Sudan – South Sudan oil deal: Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed a deal late last week [...]

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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.