The New BRICS On The Block: Which Emerging Markets Are Up and Coming?
Courtesy of Knowledge at Wharton, a report on the so-called “CIVETS” countries — Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa — which are now touted as hot [...]
Frontier Markets To Be In DJ Classification
Via Index Universe, news that Dow Jones Indexes, one of the leading global index providers, is planning a new country classification system that will include frontier markets as a separate category [...]
‘BRIC’ Creator To Add Newcomers To List
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Jim O’Neill, who coined the term “Bric”, is about to redefine further emerging markets and will explain the new approach to clients this [...]
Frontier Markets in 2011
Via Seeking Alpha, a positive outlook for frontier markets in 2011: “…Whilst most asset allocators are making cautious predictions for 2011, some are calling for increased allocation to [...]
Vietnam’s Capitalistic Trail
Courtesy of The Globe & Mail, a detailed report on Vietnam’s economic growth: “…Nguyen Duc Tai was on a mission one sweltering January morning in Vietnam’s commercial [...]
Talking Turkey…
Via Nicholas Vardy, a look at Turkey: “Strategically ensconced between the European West and the Islamic East, Turkeyis a country of just over 72 million people — roughly twice the [...]

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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.