Commodities Green Metals See A Boost on COVID-19 Response Unprecedented stimulus has led some countries to focus on a green recovery with more renewables and lower emission vehicles. One… 09.17.2020 Andrew Capon
Emerging Markets IMF Extends A Lifeline To Ecuador The International Moneatry Fund (IMF) and the Ecuadorian authorities on August 28 announced they have reached a staff-level agreement to… 08.31.2020 Emerging Market Views
Argentina Higher Investments, Softer Growth To Hinder Latin America’s Telecom’s Sector The Latin American telecommunications industry is changing to negative, from stable, “as companies will need to resume investments in 2021… 08.11.2020 Emerging Market Views
ASEAN ASEAN’s Fundamentals Are Attractive Amid COVID-19 It’s been a challenging few years for companies operating internationally. Trade barriers have increased due to disruptions such as the… 08.05.2020 Chow Wan Thonh
Brazil Brazil Has Become The World’s Top Soybean Producer Throughout the 20th century, the United States was the largest global exporter of most grains and oilseeds, including corn, wheat, and… 07.31.2020 Alison Coughlin
Latin America Latin America & Brazil: The Week Ahead Mexico reports June trade Monday. Second-quarter GDP will be reported Thursday, which is expected to contract -21.2 percent y/y vs.… 07.27.2020 Emerging Market Views
Emerging Markets COVID-19 Could Deliver Positive Changes To Emerging Markets Emerging markets (EM) are at a crossroads. The impact of COVID-19 aggravates pre-existing challenges. But it also enables those EM… 07.13.2020 Adriaan du Toit
China Could China’s SME’s Be Pointing To A Recovery? June was a good month for China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to Standard Chartered’s proprietary survey of over… 07.07.2020 Lan Shen
Commodities As Trading Accelerates, Asia Leads The Way In Copper Consumption It is no secret that China holds a major presence within the global copper supply chain. As the world’s largest… 07.02.2020 Jon Lynch
China China’s Debt Relief To Support Liquidity In Stressed Emerging Markets China’s debt relief efforts have the potential to add support to a number of emerging markets (EMs) under pressure from… 06.25.2020 Jan Friederich
International Monetary Fund IMF Deal Prompts Ukraine Upgrade, Investor Confidence May Follow Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) on June 12 upgraded the Government of Ukraine’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B3… 06.16.2020 Claire Meier Underhill
Latin America COVID-19 Sends Costa Rica Into Recession Moody’s Investors Service this month changed the outlook on the Government of Costa Rica’s ratings to negative from stable. In addition, the agency… 06.04.2020 Emerging Market Views