The Impact Of Fed Rate Hikes On Gulf Economies
As the global economy hits pause on growing concerns about reduced trade activity in the coming year and weak macro…
Nigeria Fiscal Situation Signaling A Debt Crisis
Nigeria’s plan to raise a $2.86 billion Eurobond and simultaneously raise minimum wage could lead to a significant deterioration in…
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 the first time since July 2016 In the same week, the World Bank downgraded its…
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…
Mexico’s Energy Reform: Some Clues On Obrador
When soon-to-be former President Enrique Peña Nieto announced his government’s energy reform before Mexico’s congress in December 2013 he proclaimed,…
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…
Politics, Infrastructure, Hindering Nigeria’s FDI
In One Of Africa’s Largest Economies, Foreign Investment Is Lagging To be at par with African peers, Nigeria needs $14…
