In a Change, Mexico Reins In Its Oil Monopoly
Via The New York Times, a look at the Mexican government’s increasing role in Pemex’s daily operations: Pemex, the state-owned oil company, invested billions at the Chicontepec field, but [...]
Bangladesh: Strong Promise of Growth
Via The New York Times, a report on Bangladesh: Bangladesh is probably one of the last places in Asia people would expect to see a thriving beachside resort with luxury hotels. And yet, Cox’s Bazar [...]
Myanmar Investing: Early Days Yet
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Myanmar’s investment potential: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s landslide victory in parliamentary by-elections in Myanmar has effectively [...]
Can Myanmar Mimic China’s Transition?
Via Asia News Network, a look at the potential of Myanmar to follow China’s development path: China has been praised for its successful economic development after adopting a market economy. It [...]
Laos
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Laos’s economic potential in light of the changes happening in the region: Long one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has [...]
The Pipeline That Wasn’t: Myanmar-Bangladesh-India Natural Gas Pipeline
Courtesy of The Journal of Energy Security, a report on a potential Myanmar-Bangladesh-India natural gas pipeline that did not come to fruition: The lack of convergence in the energy security [...]

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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.