Ethiopia’s “Favorable” Growth Outlook
Country’s Rating Supported Ethiopia’s government bond rating, according to Moody’s Investor Service, is being supported by what the agency says is a…
Bank Indonesia Integrates With Bloomberg
Market transparency and greater connectivity within the active foreign exchange communities is what Bank Indonesia will achieve with its new integration…
Emerging Markets Will Rebound From “Brexit”
Our [Standard Chartered] big theme for 2016 is retreat, regroup, rebound. We expected emerging markets to come under pressure early in…
Thailand Referendum Key for Near-Term Outlook
Thailand Votes The Southeast nation of Thailand is set to hold a constitutional referendum this weekend. Should it not pass,…
Sustainability, Renewability, Power Brazil’s Fibria
The global market for forest products isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when discussing the invigorating eucalyptus plant.…
People News & Moves
DLA Piper Continues Expansion in the Americas Global law firm DLA Piper has opened an office in San Juan, Puerto…
Transforming Trade in Africa
For a continent as big and diverse as Africa, regional integration is a mammoth task. But the longer African nations…
Middle East, Africa, Less Vulnerable to EM Debt: Moody’s
Emerging market economies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to external shocks after a decade-long build-up of debt, with the Middle East…
Angola Forecast Cut Amid Low Oil
Frontier Friday: Angola Growth Halved, Revenues Shortened OPEC-member Angola appears to be heading for a very rough patch of economic…
Pursue Opportunities in Emerging Markets: SLI
With 2016 officially half over, global equity funds are reflecting a story of mixed performance. Some groups are up, while…
Ashmore: Emerging Markets Now a “Global Trade”
Emerging Markets: The Big Global Trade The big “global trade” of the moment is the emerging markets. In a published…
Shorter Settlement for JSE
On Monday, July 11th, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) formally completed its move to a shorter settlement cycle in which…
