Egypt, Libya, and The Folly Of The BRICs
February 26th, 2011 Courtesy of The Harvard Business Review, an interesting examination of the inherent instability of emerging and frontier markets that often goes unnoticed in the media / investment worlds’ [...]
Kazakhstan Embraces Chinese Investment
February 26th, 2011 Via The Financial Times, a look at the expanding relationship between China and Kazakhstan: “…Kazakhstan announced billions of dollars in deals with China on Tuesday, underlining central [...]
Oil Groups Rush To Grab Slice Of East Africa
February 20th, 2011 Via The Financial Times, a report on the renewed interest in East Africa’s energy sector: Around Christmas last year Brian Hall, chief executive of oil explorer Aminex, got a phone call from [...]
Myanmar
February 19th, 2011 Courtesy of The Globe and Mail, a detailed look at Myanmar: “The Rangoon Auto Salon is pulsing. Three dozen of Myanmar’s rich and powerful have put their muscle cars and SUVs on display [...]
Investors Look To Africa
February 19th, 2011 Via The Globe and Mail, an interesting report on African investment opportunities.  As the article notes: “…Emerging markets are looking downright emerged these days, with their healthy [...]
A Dry Canal: China’s Proposed Alternative To The Panama Canal
February 18th, 2011 Via The Financial Times, a look at a proposed Panama Canal rival being discussed by China and Colombia: “…China is in talks to build an alternative to the Panama Canal that would link [...]

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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.