Vietnam: A New Asian Tiger?
Via Foreign Policy, a report on Vietnam’s Vietnam many intrinsic strengths — a young labor force, abundant natural resources, and political stability — as well as some short-term [...]
China’s “Rason d’Etre” For Investing In North Korea
Via STRATFOR, some analysis on the reported Chinese investment in North Korea’s Rajin-Sonbong Special Economic Zone.  As the article notes: “…The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied [...]
The East African Ride to Middle Income
Via The World Bank, an interesting article on East Africa’s economic growth trajectory: “You have embarked on a long train ride in Africa. The train is in bad shape, the ride is bumpy and [...]
Myanmar: Golden Opportunity Or Recipe For Trouble?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Myanmar’s economic potential.  As the report notes: Over the past year as Myanmar has launched a shockingly rapid era of reform, foreign [...]
Sudans’ Oil Feud Risks Shattering a Fragile Peace
Via The New York Times, a report on the oil feud between South Sudan and Sudan which threatens stability in the region.  As the article notes: Sudan and the breakaway nation of South Sudan have been [...]
China Lone BRIC Among Top Emerging Markets
Via Bloomberg, a look at Bloomberg Markets’ first ranking of the most-promising emerging and frontier markets for investors: When Antoine van Agtmael was traveling around Asia in the late 1970s, he [...]

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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.