Communist Laos Moves Towards Capitalism… Slowly
January 13th, 2011 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report that Laos recently established a stock exchange.  As the article notes: “…Communist Laos will dip its toes into capitalist shores, when it [...]
BRIICs?
January 9th, 2011 Via Nicholas Vardy, a report on Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy and possibly the next country to join the elite group of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) emerging economic powers.  [...]
China, Inc.: The Newest Big Oil Company
January 7th, 2011 Via Fortune, a report on increasing size and impact of China’s NOCs: “…You know the major players in big oil — Shell (RDSA), Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500), BP (BP), Chevron [...]
Russia: China Pipeline Is Good Politics But Not Necessarily Good Business
January 6th, 2011 Courtesy of The Financial Times and Energy Daily, news that Russia’s plan to reorient its energy trade towards the east has taken a leap forward with the start of oil exports through a new pipeline [...]
Bangladesh: A Paradox Among Frontier Markets
December 30th, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Bangladesh’s prospects as we enter 2011: “…Bangladesh remains a paradox among frontier markets: its GDP growth trend is one of the most [...]
BRIC To BRICS?
December 28th, 2010 Via Terra Daily, an update on an earlier post, namely that South Africa announced that it has been formally invited to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) group of key emerging nations, [...]

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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.