Russia Uses Energy to Elicit Tajik Security Concessions
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting report on how Russia continues to use energy prices to pressure Tajikistan to become more compliant in security matters.  As the article [...]
Venecuba
Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on the tight relationship between Cuba and Venezuela” “…When Hugo Chávez recently took his third round of chemotherapy, the [...]
Impact Of Potential Economic Slowdown In Latin America
Courtesy of Emerging Markets Insights, a look at how fear over a stalling global economy is stalking Latin America.  As noted in article: “…Frontier Strategy Group expects the overall [...]
Pipeline Politics: Russia’s Nord Stream Blows Cold Air On Ukraine’s Negotiating Position
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), thoughtful analysis on the impact that Russia’s now operational Nord Stream natural gas pipeline will have upon ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and [...]
Provincial China: Growing Up
Via The Emerging Markets Insight blog, a detailed look at forecasted GDP growth rates for provincial China: China’s underground financial market has grown at an exponential rate to meet demand from [...]
Indonesia: Fastest-Growing Rich List
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting report on rise of high net worth individuals in Indonesia in the short term: “…The sight of a bright red Ferrari being delivered in Jakarta [...]

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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.