IMF Deal Prompts Ukraine Upgrade, Investor Confidence May Follow
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) on June 12 upgraded the Government of Ukraine’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B3…
COVID-19 Sends Costa Rica Into Recession
Moody’s Investors Service this month changed the outlook on the Government of Costa Rica’s ratings to negative from stable. In addition, the agency…
Trade Views: Covid-19 Losses Equivalent To A Return To 1994 Tariffs
It is expected that by June, nearly all countries should have lifted their generalized “lockdowns.” However, after a 22.5 percent…
COVID-19: A Threat To The Global Uranium Supply
Uranium futures is one of the few contracts that has experienced price gains in recent weeks, as the economic impact…
The Oil Market Crisis Is Just Getting Started
The oil market is going to run out of available storage due to the demand collapse caused by the coronavirus…
Clean Energy’s Challenges And Opportunities Amid COVID-19
As a global recession looms, projects face uncertainty, but stimulus packages could help keep a low-carbon future on track. Over…
OPEC+ Production Compounds Economic Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic
The close-to 10 million barrels per day cut in oil production agreed to by major oil-producing nations will likely not…
South Africa Downgrade Was No Surprise
Investors in South Africa knew the country’s investment-grade rating was living on borrowed time. Action taken on South Africa by…
COVID-19: How India Is Managing Its Financial Markets
Policy approach echos steps taken by market peers around the world. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a…
Could Vietnam Be Ready To Fill China’s Supply Chain Gaps?
When we traveled to Vietnam in late December, the first novel coronavirus cases hadn’t even been reported in China. Now,…
Emerging Markets: Where Next For Economic Development, ESG and FDI?
With a correction taking hold of financial markets that near bear territory, some form of global recession is seemingly all…
Lebanon’s Economy: To Avoid An Implosion
Lebanon’s public debt now stands at 166 percent of GDP, 37 percent of which is denominated in foreign currency. The…
