North Korea’s Quiet Market Reforms
Via NK News, a report on North Korea’s “quiet” market reforms: Not everybody would agree, but it seems increasingly likely that Kim Jong Un and his administration (whatever that [...]
Egypt: Looming Economic Crunch
Via Business Insider, a look at Egypt’s economic challenges ahead: In a few short years, if everything goes according to plan, Egypt will have new megaprojects, special investment zones and [...]
Most Promising Retail Markets In Africa: Countries People Rarely Talk About
Via Quartz, a look at the most promising retail markets in Africa: It is rarely mentioned countries, like Gabon, Botswana and Angola, that are increasingly becoming attractive for multinational [...]
Turkmenistan’s Gas Industry: Continuing To Thrive Despite Global Energy Insecurity
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting analysis of Turkmenistan’s gas industry: At a time where global energy insecurity is high, an energy rich country such as Turkmenistan would be expected to be [...]
Coffee: Providing An Economic “Jolt” To South Sudan
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an interesting report on coffee’s importance to South Sudan: Four years after independence there is very little to celebrate in South Sudan. Border and land [...]
North Korea’s Markets
Via North Korea News, an interesting history of market activity in North Korea: In the last five to seven years, a consensus has emerged among students of North Korea. Pretty much all now agree that [...]

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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.