Angola’s Railway Development
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Angola’s rail strategy for development: Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos inaugurated Aug. 27 the terminus for the Benguela railway [...]
Myanmar Courts Western Investment Partners
Via the MinnPost, a look at Myanmar: In a dimly lit ballroom, Myanmar’s investment czar gushed about his nation’s dazzling future to a congregation of foreign investors. Each had paid $1,500 to [...]
Burma’s Economic Reboot Marches On
Via The Diplomat, an article on Myanmar’s continued economic renaissance: With its eerily quiet corridors and lack of activity, the Central Bank of Myanmar building in Rangoon serves as [...]
Farc Peace Talks: What Will It Mean For Colombian Investors?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the potential impact that recent Farc peace talks may have on Colombia’s investment profile: Start spreading the news: the Farc guerrillas and the [...]
Philippines: Young, Cash Rich, and Urbanizing
Via the International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at the Philippines: In the upscale business district of Manila, a midweek crowd spills out into the street. The New York-themed Borough [...]
South America’s Demographic Future
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a very interesting analysis of South American demographic trends and how, in the longer term, Argentina’s population will challenge Brazil’s regional [...]

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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.