Latin America Economics: The Week Ahead

March 26, 2018

A Roundup Of What To Watch Across The Region Mexico Retail stores likely began the year with weak sales, after…

Kenya’s Currency To Shine In 2018

March 22, 2018

At a gathering of more than 100 foreign exchange executives last month, polling showed that the Kenyan shilling is widely…

MSCI Begins China-A Inclusion With New Indices

March 20, 2018

MSCI, the global index provider, this month launched one dozen new indices in a move to expand its China offering…

Emerging Markets, The G7 And Future Prosperity

March 16, 2018

Significant Potential Between "G7" And "E7" Markets For the first time in years, we are experiencing a global economic expansion…

Latin America’s Week Ahead

March 12, 2018

A view on what to watch across Latin American markets this week. Chile: The central bank’s survey of expectations for March…

A New Era For Oil-Rich Gulf States

March 7, 2018

For years, the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) successfully turned their natural resources – oil and gas –…

Brazil Mutual Funds Seeing Strong Inflows

March 5, 2018

Net inflows into mutual funds in Brazil were stronger than expected in 2017, reaching a record BRL264 (US $80 billion) and…

Key Risks For Mexico As NAFTA Negotiations Continue

February 27, 2018

Uncertainty about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues to cloud the outlook for Mexico, the…

South Africa: New Leadership, New Fiscal Position

February 23, 2018

It is now widely believed that South Africa’s newly-elected president, Cyril Ramaphosa, will ride the exit of Jacob Zuma to…

Tunisia: Protests, Austerity Leading To Unrest

February 20, 2018

Post Arab Spring, county still struggling amid high unemployment and rising inflation. January's violent protests have raised the risk of…