What’s In Store For Emerging Markets?
Looking ahead, the outlook for emerging markets during the second half remains solid. However, whether growth can accelerate much beyond…
As Emerging Markets Evolve, Opportunities Emerge
Investing in emerging financial markets can be a frustrating experience. Investors have frequently made what looked like fantastic returns, only…
Emerging Market Investing: Mitigating Geopolitical Risk
Geopolitical events have always posed a challenge for investors, often leading them to turn defensive, or even ‘flee’ the markets.…
In Emerging Markets, Engaging Conversations At Scale
With thousands of consumers coming online every day, continental Africa is fertile ground for not only consumer goods but targeted…
2017 Emerging Market Inflows At Post-2006 Peak
Data Points To Seventh Straight Week Of Strong Inflows According to EPFR Global, flows into global emerging market funds (GEMs)…
Prevalence Of Renminbi: Africa’s Growth Driving Emergence Of China’s Currency
The ongoing rise of China continues to transform Africa. Future Chinese-African economic relations will see Africa leverage the renminbi as…
South Africa Politics To Trigger Downgrade
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
Political Risk Rising Investors have been buying the South African rand in recent weeks, clearly overlooking political risk that for months has been…
OPIC, Standard Bank in Africa Infrstructure Deal
New Facility To Support Power, Infrastructure Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S.…
Africa Remains Ripe For Private Equity
For investors open to new approaches, continental Africa remains one of the most attractive investment strategies. According to a new…
African Development Bank Facilitates More Digital Payments
In line with its agriculture transformation agenda for the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a new digital…
Transforming Trade in Africa
For a continent as big and diverse as Africa, regional integration is a mammoth task. But the longer African nations…
