A Tiger In Oman
July 21st, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting look at India’s efforts to cultivate emerging markets of its own, such as Oman.  As the article notes: “…While Indian companies [...]
A Tiger On The Prowl In Africa
July 16th, 2010 Via Bloomberg, an interesting report on Indian Oil Corporation’s plans to acquire oilfields in Africa as part of a $1 billion overseas investment strategy.  As the article notes: [...]
Indonesia: Asia’s Hottest Tiger?
July 15th, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting report detailing Indonesia’s recent economic rally.  As the article notes: “…When Indonesia’s export market collapsed in the 1997 [...]
Argentina: China’s New Africa
July 14th, 2010 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting analysis of China’s interest in – and approach towards – Argentina.  As the article notes: Being a commodity-hungry emerging power [...]
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s Dry Hole
July 14th, 2010 Via The Associated Press, news that Nigeria’s state-run oil company is “insolvent” and needs $6.6 billion to cover its debts and fund future oil exploration in the West African [...]
Frontier Markets: Front And Center
July 11th, 2010 Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on the increasing popularity of frontier market investments and Nigeria in particular.  As the article notes: “THREE years ago, when [...]

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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.