Chequing In On Myanmar’s Junta
August 17th, 2010 Via Reuters, an interesting update on Chinese investment in Myanmar.  As the article notes: “…China has pumped $8.17 billion into military-run Myanmar in the current fiscal year, [...]
Talking Turkey
August 17th, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an in-depth look at Turkey from Mark Mobius, Executive Chairmen of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.  As the report notes: “…Why is Turkey so compelling [...]
Building A BRIC House In Africa…
August 5th, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting analysis of foreign investment in Africa which notes that – despite all the press – the Brics are still underweight in global FDI relative [...]
Ecopetrol’s Growth Strategy
August 5th, 2010 Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on a recent purchase by Colombia’s Ecopetrol.  As the reports notes: “…Ecopetrol has been rummaging around the sale bins for a few [...]
A Look At The Investing Frontier
August 2nd, 2010 Via Nicholas Vardy, a report on frontier markets.  As the article notes: “…The Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (NYSEArca: FRN) replicates an equity index called The Bank of New [...]
The New Silk Road and Inter-Emerging Nation Trade
August 2nd, 2010 Via Bloomberg and National Geographic, two interesting articles about the increased trade and ties among emerging economies, in particular the New Silk Road. The first, via Bloomeberg, examines how [...]

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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.