Nigeria: After The Devaluation
Frontier Friday: Higher Inflation, Deep Contraction Ahead for Nigeria Nigeria’s official currency, the naira (NGN), has fallen by 30% following…
Peso Weakness to Continue
The Mexican peso will continue to underperform among most of its peers in the emerging markets, according to the results…
Private Equity Still Attracted To Emerging Markets
Globally, private equity (PE) firms are readying to deploy capital into the global oil and gas sectors, with 25 percent…
Nigeria’s Lagos State Downgraded
Frontier Friday: Fitch Downgrades Nigeria‘s Lagos State to ‘B+’; Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term foreign currency Issuer Default…
Fed Must Stay Tuned to the World, Not Be A Global Central Bank
The United Kingdom’s historic and unexpected decision to part ways with the European Union shows exactly why the U.S. Federal…
Wells Fargo’s Paul Christopher, Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview with Wells Fargo’s Paul Christopher, we learn about the promise of not just India,…
Rajan Departure Raises Questions
Raghuram Govind Rajan, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will not seek a second term when his tenure…
Paul Christopher, Head Global Markets Strategist, Wells Fargo Investment Institute
Emerging market equity and local-currency bond returns–including the Republic of India’s–generally have disappointed US investors over the past three years.…
Growth Potential of Asset Management in Asia
Asia’s asset management industry has gained rapid momentum in recent years, outpacing growth anywhere else in the world. Liberalization, deepening capital…
Lebanon Liquidity Faces Challenges
Frontier Friday: Liquidity Position Strong, Inaction a Risk Lebanon’s economy will likely remain “resilient” through 2016 and 2017, according to…
South Africa PMI Higher, First Time in a Year
On June 3, Standard Bank released its monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for South Africa, which shows that the beleaguered…
Rwanda Upgraded on Strong Governance
Frontier Friday: High growth, strong governance lift Rwanda Global ratings agency Fitch in May placed Rwanda at ‘B+’, and deemed…
