An Introduction to Azerbaijan
Courtesy of The Oil Drum, an in-depth look at Azerbaijan: “…Azerbaijan sits in a region of states along the southern Russian border that show the promise of holding some of the last large [...]
Asia’s Growth Forecast
Via Emerging Markets Insight, a updated look at Asia’s economic forecast.  As the report notes: Asia’s outlook has darkened over the last month as flooding in Thailand disrupted regional [...]
Myanmar’s Balancing Act
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the geopolitical significance of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s three-day visit to Myanmar, which represents a [...]
Rise of the TIMBIs
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an interesting look at a group of dynamic and democratic emerging economies that will surpass the BRICs in the years ahead, called the TIMBIs: Turkey, India, Mexico, [...]
Malaysia’s Petronas Bidding For Onshore Myanmar Field
Via Reuters, a report that Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas has put in a bid for an onshore energy field in Myanmar.  As the article notes: “…At the moment in Myanmar we are only [...]
BRICs? It’s Carbs That Make You Strong
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting article on how the upsurge in commodities has resulted in over performance in a number of markets: Ten years ago the mood among emerging market [...]

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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.