How Azerbaijan Is Coping With Crisis
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of Azerbaijan’s current situation: A view of oil derricks on the shore of the Caspian Sea just outside Baku. Summary [...]
The Next Best Frontier Market? Is Mongolia The New Investor Hunting Ground?
Via FTSE, some commentary on Mongolia: Their economies are slumping, nonetheless according to a new report by Commerzbank, Central Asia and Mongolia are becoming increasingly important, not only as a [...]
Morocco Ranks 2nd in Africa In Bloomberg’s Most-Promising Emerging Markets
Via Morocco World News, a report on Morocco’s investment potential: Bloomberg ranked the kingdom ahead of Russia, Greece, and India. At the African level, Morocco was ranked 2nd behind South [...]
Investment Risk In The Middle East
Via Fortune, a look at investment risk in the Middle East: How secure is the Middle East? Safe enough for investors, it seems. Despite the threat of ISIS and the spread of civil war, big companies [...]
North Korea: Like China In 1980
Via the unofficial Jim Rogers tracking blog, interesting commentary on North Korea: Jim Rogers: Yes, and Korea, when it’s united, is going to be probably the most exciting country in the world for [...]
Russia Interested In Developing North Korean Roads, Water, And Electricity
Via North Korea News, a report on increased Russian interest in developing the DPRK’s road, water and electrical infrastructure: Vitali Survillo, chairman of the new Russia-North Korean bilateral [...]

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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.