Laos: 2012 Economic Report
Via Live Trading News, a look at Laos’ 2012 Economic Report: In spite of ongoing economic challenges, such as the effect of the European debt crisis and the risk of natural disasters, Laos will [...]
Russia’s BRIC Power Play
Via Forbes, an interesting article on Russia’s influence on BRIC energy policy.  As the report notes: President Putin is officially back, with his swearing in scheduled for Monday, but this [...]
Cuba’s New Mantra: Viva Private Business
Via Emerging Frontiers blog, a report on Cuba: Socialism has been Cuba’s official economic policy for more than a half-century, and some 85 percent of the Cuban workforce is employed by the state. [...]
Sri Lanka: Recovery, Growth, Opportunities and Concerns
Via Guru Focus, a look at Sri Lanka: Royce’s global team scours the globe looking for companies that fit our investment criteria. Sri Lanka is a country that has crossed our radar in the past [...]
Laos: Approaching WTO Membership
Via Emerging Frontiers blog, a look at Laos’ efforts to join the WTO: After almost a decade of major economic transformation, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is on the brink of World [...]
Cambodia’s New Corporate Darling: Phnom Penh Water Supply
Courtesy of Emerging Frontiers blog, an article on one of Cambodia’s early corporate successes: When the Khmer Rouge were driven out of Phnom Penh in 1979 they left behind a city that had 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.