Emerging Markets Under President Trump
As US Administration Takes Shape, Emerging Markets Watch Jan Dehn, head of research at emerging market specialist investment management firm…
China’s Growing Pains Persist
A Growth Engine Slows Since the 2008 global financial crisis, China’s commitment to delivering both monetary and fiscal stimulus in…
Emerging Markets in 2017: Trends To Watch
Trends Across Emerging Markets: Three To Watch In 2017 Emerging market economies pack a serious economic punch, but will they…
Africa In 2017: Trends To Watch
Trends Across The Continent 2017 is likely to bring a cyclical recovery to sub-Saharan African economies, after a sluggish 2016,…
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…
China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Is Gaining Traction
Foreign Investment Could Double By 2020, Positive For Global Growth While still a confusing concept to some in the West,…
Brazil Acts On Rates
Brazil Sets Stage For Faster Rate Cuts This month Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) cut the Selic rate by 75basis points. The…
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.…
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…
Schroders’ Investment Management: Emerging Market Themes In 2017
Emerging markets continue to suffer as the US dollar maintains its momentum and oil remains under triple-digits. A re-balancing is…
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…
Outlook: Global Cities In 2017
Cities are a big deal. From climate to innovation and sustainability, cities globally are leading the way. Large or small,…
