Markets 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… 11.03.2018 Dawn Kissi
Markets 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… 10.29.2018 Emerging Market Views
Markets 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… 10.24.2018 Brai Odion-Esene
Nigeria 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… 10.21.2018 Lolade Akinmurele
Markets 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… 10.18.2018 Sharon E. Fay
Kenya 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… 10.14.2018 Emerging Market Views
Markets 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… 10.10.2018 Lolade Akinmurele
Markets 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… 10.08.2018 Leslie Shaffer
Markets ESG Investing Enters Portfolio Mainstream Sustainable investing — or investing in pursuit of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals — isn’t a sideshow anymore, with… 09.30.2018 Leslie Shaffer
India 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… 09.19.2018 Emerging Market Views
Nigeria 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… 09.16.2018 Lolade Akinmurele
Analysis Emerging Market Volatility: It’s More Than Just Turkey Investors in emerging-market (EM) stocks have taken a big hit as Turkey’s crisis has escalated. But a closer look inside… 09.13.2018 Sammy Suzuki