China And North Korea Explore Cooperation
Via AsiaNews, a report on China and North Korea’s cooperation: Beijing resolutely supports Pyongyang developing its economy and expects to explore new ways of cooperation, top Chinese leaders [...]
In Search of the Global Middle Class: A New Index
Via The Carnegie Endowment, an interesting article on potential to use the number of passenger cars in circulation as a direct measure of the middle class in developing countries: The swelling middle [...]
Cambodia: A Maturing Frontier Market?
Via Capitalist Exploits, some comments on Cambodia: With the Mongolian meet up now over, one of the countries we are going to hone in on is Cambodia. It’s a sleepy SE Asian “powerhouse-to-be” [...]
China Brokers Tentative Oil Agreement Between The Sudans
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at China’s role in brokering a tentative oil agreement between the Sudans: China — a growing diplomatic powerhouse in Africa — played a vital [...]
Turkmenistan: Rethinking Regional Relations
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Turkmenistan’s efforts to reposition itself between Russia and China, economically and strategically: Turkmen President Gurbanguly [...]
Turkey-Turkmen Energy Cooperation
Via Energy Daily, a report on the growing energy ties between Turkey and Turkmenistan Energy-rich Turkmenistan and energy importer Turkey are deepening bilateral ties. Turkmen President Gurbanguli [...]

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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.