Frontier Markets Map
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a look at the countries they consider frontier markets: Frontier markets are a varied bunch. The countries that tend to attract the most interest from investors [...]
Argentina: Once Shunned, Regaining Its Allure
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a report on growing investor interest in Argentina: Hedge funds are piling into investments in a most unlikely locale: Argentina. Argentine stocks and bonds are [...]
Angola
Courtesy of the New Yorker, an interesting look at Angola and the inequalities arising from the oil boom: Earlier this year, I was invited to a barbecue at the home of a Texas oilman, Steve Espinosa, [...]
Venezuela’s Increasing Dollarization
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a detailed look at Venezuela’s economic crisis: A 100-bolivar bank note with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s image and the word ‘devaluated’ [...]
Despite Regional Tumult, Jordan’s Premier Woos Investors
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at Jordan’s efforts to cultivate investment: With no end in sight to the crises in its neighborhood, Jordan’s case remains a very tough sell to [...]
Chinese Railway Diplomacy: Fostering Regional Change With Global Implications
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a very interesting look at China’s railway diplomacy One of the highlights of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Latin America has been [...]

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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.