Nigeria Elections: It’s All About The Economy
Political reform and improved security, these are prominent issues expected to dominate the conversation once presidential campaigns officially kick off…
Bolsonaro’s Ambitious Agenda For Brazil
New President Likely To Benefit From Stronger Growth Jair Bolsonaro has handily beat his more leftist opponent, sending shockwaves to…
Emerging Markets: What To Watch This Week
South Africa reports September money and credit data Monday. Both are expected to slow from August. Third quarter unemployment will be…
Fed Rate Hikes And The Impact On Gulf Economies
As the global economy hits pause on growing concerns about reduced trade activity in the coming year and weak macro…
Emerging Markets Equities: How Low Will They Go?
Emerging-market (EM) stocks fell in the third quarter and continued to diverge sharply from developed-market equities. While it may be…
Downgrades Mount For Nigeria As IMF Cuts Forecast
Global growth forecast lowered for first time since July 2016 In the same week the World Bank downgraded its economic…
Islamic Finance A Potential Boost For Gold’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
Gold has long been viewed as a safe-haven play, but despite recent geopolitical turmoil and market fluctuations, the precious metal…
NAFTA 2.0: A Rewrite That Doesn’t Ease Tensions
The revised NAFTA deal relieves uncertainty for Canada and avoids a possible Mexican barrier to ratification. But what does it…
ESG Investing Enters Portfolio Mainstream
Sustainable investing — or investing in pursuit of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals — isn’t a sideshow anymore, with…
Sustainable Investing: Asia’s Gen X Is Joining In
Altruism Meets Value Sustainable investing – the investment approach of ’doing well by doing good’ – is gaining ground in…
Nigeria’s MTN Group: Troubled, Yet Successful
The MTN Group came into Nigeria in 2001 at a time many foreign investors felt the country was too poor…
India’s Currency Decline Prompts Government Intervention
Indian authorities have officially stepped in to to contain the rupee’s slide against the US dollar. Having announced new measures…
