Africa: Ten Cities To Watch
Via The Financial Times, a look at some African cities to watch.  As the article notes: Everyone is talking up Africa’s potential for growth – but in a continent with more than a billion people, [...]
Mozambique: Share And Share Alike…
Via The Financial Times, a report on Mozambique’s efforts to balance its agreements with international companies interested in investing in its natural resources.  As the article notes: [...]
Venezuelan Oil: A Risky Investment For China
Via The Washington Times, a report on China’s investment in Venezuelan oil: China has poured billions of dollars into Venezuela’s oil sector to expand its claim over the country’s massive [...]
Afghanistan Joins The Railroad Era …100 Years Late
Via The Globe and Mail, a report on Afghanistan’s railway dreams: More than a century ago, fearing that his country might be swallowed up in the Great Game rivalry between the British empire to [...]
MNCs and Local Companies Fight for Brazil’s Middle Class
Via Frontier Strategy Group, a look at Brazil’s market segmentation: Multinationals in the consumer space are looking increasingly to the middle class for growth as high-end segments mature. [...]
South Sudan: A Tricky Sell In NYC
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on South Sudan: It’s not easy convincing investors that your brand-new country is worth backing. Last July, Riek Machar, South Sudan’s vice president, [...]

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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.