Gulf Rift Clouds Outlook
Political Rift Creates Uncertainty Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and few other allied countries have cut diplomatic ties and…
Is Confidence Returning To Global Markets?
The global economy and financial markets are enjoying a surge in confidence, driven by the sort of spontaneous urge to act…
Angola Struggling Amid Low Oil
Country Response Not Sufficient Angola’s policy response to the international oil price environment has weakened over the last year. Coupled…
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…
Gabon Update: Post-Election Risk Remains
Risks Clouding Outlook After Contentious Election After an election that led to countrywide unrest, Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa’s 5th-largest oil producer,…
Emerging Markets Under Trump | Mexico’s Economy And Its Perfect Storm In 2017
Rising Inflation, Falling Peso Dominate Outlook Lower growth and the potential of a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade…
Nigeria Outlook Now At “Negative”: Fitch
Frontier Friday: OPEC Nation Down A Notch From ‘Stable’ Global agency Fitch Ratings this week revised its outlook on Nigeria‘s…
Colombia: Recession Risk Rising
Colombia: External Factors Exposing Vulnerability The Colombian economy weakened measurably in the final months of 2016, according to Moody’s Analytics.…
Nigeria Inflation: Highest In More Than A Decade
Inflation Hits 11-Year High According to Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), annual inflation in Nigeria accelerated in October 2016…
Gabon: Post-Election Uncertainties Persist
Violence Has Ceased, Bongo Sworn In Although there has not been any violence in the aftermath of the constitutional court’s…
Russian FX: Executive View On Ruble, Oil
Russian FX Executives See Correlation Between Ruble And Oil Price A September survey carried out in Moscow by Bloomberg shows…
Mexico’s Bet On Oil Expected To Pay Off
With all eyes on Mexico’s PEMEX, the state-owned oil conglomerate, in the wake of the commodities downturn, recent moves by…
