Nigeria: After The Devaluation
Frontier Friday: Higher Inflation, Deep Contraction Ahead for Nigeria Nigeria’s official currency, the naira (NGN), has fallen by 30% following…
Private Equity Still Attracted To Emerging Markets
Globally, private equity (PE) firms are readying to deploy capital into the global oil and gas sectors, with 25 percent…
Nigeria’s Lagos State Downgraded
Frontier Friday: Fitch Downgrades Nigeria‘s Lagos State to ‘B+’; Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term foreign currency Issuer Default…
South Africa PMI Higher, First Time in a Year
On June 3, Standard Bank released its monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for South Africa, which shows that the beleaguered…
Rwanda Upgraded on Strong Governance
Frontier Friday: High growth, strong governance lift Rwanda Global ratings agency Fitch in May placed Rwanda at ‘B+’, and deemed…
Clouds Over Emerging Market Growth
A period of exceptionally weak growth across emerging markets (EM) may be ending, but the current outlook is nothing to…
Tanzania: DSE Launches IPO
Frontier Friday: Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Readies Its IPO As reported late 2015 and noted by a number of…
Emerging Market Economies To Play Key Roles in Paris Agreement
Emerging market economies are expected to play key roles in the implementation of the Paris Agreement, which will set new…
Slowing China, Lower Commodities Dampening Demand
Globally, lower commodities prices have impacted emerging markets in different ways. Energy consumption continues to be a major factor driving…
Zambia Currency Rebounds, Can it Last?
Zambia, the African nation known for its vast copper sector and being a major supplier to China, among other developing…
The New Enterprise: How Emerging Markets Can Go Global
Emerging Markets Setting Innovation Agendas, Have Access to Global Economy As president and chief executive of IBM, Samuel Palmisano oversaw…
After South African Court Ruling, Calls For Zuma To Step Down
South Africa has descended into its worst political quagmire since the removal of President Thabo Mbeki eight years ago. His…
