Iran: Deal Rekindles Business Interest But, Even After Sanctions Are Removed, Challenges Remain
July 18th, 2015 Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, two interesting articles on Iran.  The first examines the potential and euphoria around Iran: Tuesday’s deal with Iran paves the way for fresh foreign [...]
North Korean Economy Evolving
July 17th, 2015 Via NK News, a report on North Korea’s economy which notes that service and construction sectors showed remarkable improvement, while primary industry remained stagnant due to last year’s [...]
Turkmenistan’s Gas Line: A Pipe Dream?
July 16th, 2015 Via BBC, an article on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline: For many, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline is nothing but a pipe dream. Its [...]
Energy: Key To India’s Central Asia Reset
July 11th, 2015 Via Eurasia Review, a look at the energy objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five Central Asian republics: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five [...]
Developing A Trade Corridor Between Pakistan And China
July 6th, 2015 Via The Economist, an interesting article on how the conflict in Balochistan must be resolved for a trade-corridor between Pakistan and China to bring rewards: Disguised in the uniforms of [...]
The Plunder Of Africa
July 4th, 2015 Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting review of a new book examining Africa’s economic past and future: Discussions about the fate of Africa have long had a cyclical quality. That is especially [...]

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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.