Digital Banking In Africa: Bridging The Gap
“A Financial Revolution Is Underway In Sub-Saharan Africa” And it’s being led by mobile phones. There were 277 million registered…
US Rejoining The TPP “Not Likely”
The U.S. is now making noise about rejoining the TPP. This is why that isn’t likely. One of U.S. President…
Colombia: Economy And Politics
Colombia’s economy is now clearly showing signs of a cyclical upswing. Following a slump caused by a mix of lower…
Latin America Economics: The Week Ahead
A Roundup Of What To Watch Across The Region Mexico Retail stores likely began the year with weak sales, after…
Kenya’s Currency To Shine In 2018
At a gathering of more than 100 foreign exchange executives last month, polling showed that the Kenyan shilling is widely…
MSCI Begins China-A Inclusion With New Indices
MSCI, the global index provider, this month launched one dozen new indices in a move to expand its China offering…
Latin America’s Week Ahead
A view on what to watch across Latin American markets this week. Chile: The central bank’s survey of expectations for March…
Brazil Mutual Funds Seeing Strong Inflows
Net inflows into mutual funds in Brazil were stronger than expected in 2017, reaching a record BRL264 (US $80 billion) and…
Tunisia: Protests, Austerity Leading To Unrest
Post Arab Spring, county still struggling amid high unemployment and rising inflation. January’s violent protests have raised the risk of…
Populism, Political Headwinds Impact India’s Budget
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released India’s 2018 budget and as expected, the minister took on healthcare and infrastructure,…
Assessing The Risks Around Asia Trade
Global trade is accelerating, and along with global growth is showing some of the strongest performance since the global financial…
Davos 2018: Day 1
As world leaders, global CEO’s and members of the international business community gather in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World…
