The $50 Device That Symbolizes A Shift In North Korea
March 30th, 2015 Via Reuters, an interesting article on North Korea: A $50 portable media player is providing many North Koreans a window to the outside world despite the government’s efforts to keep its people [...]
China And India: Competing For Influence In Afghanistan
March 30th, 2015 Via The Diplomat, a look at China and India’s competition for influence in Afghanistan: New Delhi and Beijing are both keen to see the visit to China by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, [...]
Afghanistan’s Big Project: A Train To Europe
March 26th, 2015 Via Newsweek, an article on a proposed rail link between Afghanistan and Europe: Looking beyond the security troubles plaguing his country, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani outlined plans on Thursday to [...]
Myanmar: Land Of Temples And Technology
March 26th, 2015 Via The Economist, a look at Myanmar’s REMARKABLE views greet visitors to Phandeeyar, an open-plan office and events space which sits atop a tower block in the centre of Yangon, Myanmar’s [...]
Turkmenistan: Facing Unprecedented Challenges In 2015
March 26th, 2015 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of Turkmenistan: Like most former Soviet countries, Turkmenistan has seen a significant devaluation of its currency and is facing [...]
Where To Invest in African Mining
March 26th, 2015 Via MineWeb, a report on African mineral development risk: Every year Canada’s Fraser Institute produces a perceived ranking system for various aspects of global mineral investment attractiveness [...]

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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.