China’s Deleveraging To Hinder Growth: Moody’s
China‘s efforts to deleverage and de-risk its economy are now ‘slowing’ as the measures appear to constrain domestic activity, amid…
Turkey’s Renewable Energy Ambitions Will Require A Boost From Coal
Turkey is not short of ambition when it comes to infrastructure projects. In October 2018, it opened the world’s largest…
Indonesia Data As Expected, EM Currencies At Risk
As expected, GDP for Indonesia, one of the world’s most populous nations, came is softer year-over-year. The uptick in third-quarter…
Bolsonaro’s Ambitious Agenda For Brazil
New President Likely To Benefit From Stronger Growth Jair Bolsonaro has handily beaten 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…
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…
Kenya Economic Performance “Stabilizing”
Stable Outlook Reflects Agency Expectation Of Growth Global rating agency SP Global last month places the sub-Saharan nation of Kenya…
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…
ESG Investing Enters Portfolio Mainstream
Sustainable investing — or investing in pursuit of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals — isn’t a sideshow anymore, with…
