Malaysia’s 2017 Budget Is A Pre-Election One

October 24, 2016

Malaysia's 2017 budget is a pre-election one. Although not scheduled to be held until mid-2018, the new proposed budget is looking…

UAE’s Banking System Stable: Moody’s

October 21, 2016

In a new report entitled "Banking System Outlook -- United Arab Emirates: Resilient Buffers Drive Stable Outlook Despite Continued Economic Slowdown," global…

South Africa Politics To Trigger Downgrade

October 17, 2016

IMF Forecast Lowered As Economy Remains Weak South Africa's economy remains weak. The current GDP growth forecast by the International Monetary…

South Africa Politics To Trigger Downgrade

October 13, 2016

Political Risk Rising Investors have been buying the South African rand in recent weeks, clearly overlooking political risk that for months has been…

People News & Moves

October 12, 2016

Lagarde Selects New Director For African Department Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, this fall…

Chinese Discretionary Spending Is On The Rise

October 10, 2016

In March of this year, global consultancy McKinsey released results of an extensive survey to serve as a follow-up on…

China Sentiment For Autos Slips In September

October 5, 2016

Volkswagen Still A Favorite, Honda Rises Chinese consumer confidence towards the automobile market has ended the third quarter on a…

Russian FX: Executive View On Ruble, Oil

October 3, 2016

Russian FX Executives See Correlation Between Ruble And Oil Price A September survey carried out in Moscow by Bloomberg shows…

People News & Moves

September 30, 2016

New International Business Lead For Argo Group NASDAQ-listed Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., a global underwriter of specialty insurance and…

China Real Estate: Are Tougher Times Ahead?

September 28, 2016

A significant segment of China’s property market could dampen in the second half of 2016 as sentiment among developers shows signs…