Africa’s Emerging Consumer Class
July 31st, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the emergence of a large consumer class in Africa.  As the article notes: “…If you weren’t already convinced of Africa’s growth story, [...]
China’s Petroleum Investment In Iran
July 31st, 2010 Via The Khaleej Times, a report that China has invested around 40 billion dollars in Iran’s oil and gas sector.  As the article notes: “…Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrehkar Shirazi [...]
Kazakhstan: Deep Value?
July 25th, 2010 Via The Financial Times, an up-to-date look at Kazakhstan and recent market performance there.  As the article notes: “…Value investors tend to think of themselves as having a stronger [...]
A Central Asian Conundrum: Bringing Petroleum To The World
July 25th, 2010 Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed look at the geopolitical challenge of bringing Central Asian petroleum to the world.  As the article notes: “…Even as the petroleum industry [...]
Indonesia Close Up
July 25th, 2010 Courtesy of Knowledge at Wharton, an insightful interview of Gita Wirjawan, a 44-year-old former investment banker with Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, who last year became Indonesia’s chairman [...]
A Port In A Storm: China Leases North Korean Port
July 25th, 2010 Via Yonhap, a report that China has acquired the rights to use another one of North Korea’s northeastern ports.  As the article notes: “…China has used the North Korean port of [...]

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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.