Out of (Which) Africa?
Via The Financial Times, an interesting look at Africa’s growth potential: Bono said it, Ban Ki-Moon said it, Thabo Mbeki said it: the 21st century will be the African century. But as funds [...]
Mine-golia
Via NPR, an interesting look at Mongolia: What country had the world’s fastest-growing economy last year? If you guessed China or India, you’d be wrong. In fact, it’s Mongolia: Its [...]
Vietnam: The Next High-Growth Asian Story
Courtesy of FE TrustNet, a look at Vietnam: Vietnam is set to be the next south-east Asian economy to boom and could offer UK investors a long-term high-return investment, according to the managers [...]
Myanmar: Economy Set To Boom
Via Two Circles, an article on Myanmar’s economic potential: Myanmar’s economy looks set for rapid expansion although concerns over inflation, infrastructure and political stability [...]
The Energy Wars Heat Up
Via Tom’s Dispatch, a summary of a new book examining six recent clashes and Conflicts on a planet heading into energy overdrive: Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been [...]
The Global Middle Class Is Bigger Than We Thought
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at the global middle class: The swelling middle class in emerging economies is transforming the economic balance of power across the globe. Measuring it, [...]

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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.