Booming Chinese Brands That Could Take Over The World
“When will the Chinese develop a truly global brand?” is a question that is frequently asked, and one that the Business Insider takes on in its report titled top “18 Booming Chinese Brands [...]
Zhaikmunai Seeks A Full London Listing
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report that Zhaikmunai, a Kazakhstan-based oil and gas producer, has become the latest company from the former Soviet Union to signal its intention to seek a full [...]
Kurdistan’s Oil Future
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting look at oil-rich Kurdistan: “…I have spent the past few days touring the oil-rich semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, [...]
The Oil Rush in West Africa – The New Wild West?
Courtesy of Global Geopolitics & Political Economy, a report on the burgeoning “rush” for oil in West Africa.  As the article notes: There is a new oil rush off the coast of West [...]
Needed: An Economic Performance Index for Cities
Courtesy of Parag Khanna, an interesting suggestion that – like climate, fresh water or food – cities should be thought of commodities to be priced and optimized for maximum benefit.  [...]
The Silk Road: Rebuilt And Reborn
Via CNN, a brief analysis of the “new” Silk Road: It is a trade link dating back half a century – spreading from the far reaches of Asia to Africa. From caravans carrying loads of [...]

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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.