Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist: Betting On Pakistan
Via the San Francisco Examiner, an interesting article on Tim Draper’s Pakistani investments: On the anniversary of 9/11, terrorism theorists may be surprised to learn that the smart money is [...]
Tajikistan’s Massive Oil Deposits: A Curse Or Cure?
Via The Business Insider, an interesting look at the potential impacts Tajikistan’s oil wealth could have upon the tiny nation: Tajikistan’s oil and gas reserves could be a “super [...]
Myanmar’s Foreign Investment Crossroads
Courtesy of Al Jazeera, a look at how foreign investment in Myanmar could greatly benefit the country if its people are not left behind: This July, the Obama administration finally acted on [...]
Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanplats Debuts In Toronto: Will Investors Go For The Democratic Republic Of Congo?
Via Ventures Africa, an article on a long awaited IPO for a mining venture focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo: Having filed the much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Ivanplats Ltd. [...]
Magnit-icent: Russia’s Sam Walton?
Via The Financial Times, an interesting look at a highly successful Russian retail leader who some compare to Sam Walton: Most businessmen would be glad to be compared to Sam Walton, the US retail [...]
Nationalized YPF Interests Russian Investor
Via Energy Daily, an interesting report on Gazprom’s interest in YPF: Argentina’s nationalized YPF energy company is pursuing talks with Russia’s Gazprom to forge a partnership and [...]

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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.