Commodities View: Exports Should Remain Robust Under President Trump
Despite Misplaced Fears On Exports, Mexico Growth To Suffer There has been a dramatic shift in the nature of US-Mexico…
Standard Chartered’s Global Economic Outlook
“We are entering the next phase of China‘s globalization.” According to Marios Maratheftis, chief economist with global investment bank Standard…
Political Risk Rising Amid Israel’s Strong Fundamentals
Solid Fundamentals With Lingering Political Risk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation for corruption even as his government was…
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…
Gabon: Election Aftermath
Gabon’s Post-Election Aftermath The current focus in Gabon continues to be the aftermath of the presidential elections that were held…
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…
Paul Christopher, Head Global Markets Strategist, Wells Fargo Investment Institute
Emerging market equity and local-currency bond returns–including the Republic of India’s–generally have disappointed US investors over the past three years.…
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…
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…
Ahead Of Presidential Election, Ghana Gets A Downgrade
Ghana Downgraded, Outlook Negative Fitch Ratings in March affirmed Ghana‘s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at…
Mexico’s Banxico Gets Aggressive
Mexican policymakers caught the markets by surprise this week with extremely aggressive measures. First, Banco de Mexico announced that it…
Gavin Serkin Takes Us to the Frontier
London-based Gavin Serkin is the Founder and Managing Director of Frontier Funds, a global consultancy focused on the emerging and…
