Russian FX: Executive View On Ruble, Oil
Russian FX Executives See Correlation Between Ruble And Oil Price A September survey carried out in Moscow by Bloomberg shows…
Ethiopia’s “Favorable” Growth Outlook
Country’s Rating Supported Ethiopia’s government bond rating, according to Moody’s Investor Service, is being supported by what the agency says is a…
Bank Indonesia Integrates With Bloomberg
Market transparency and greater connectivity within the active foreign exchange communities is what Bank Indonesia will achieve with its new integration…
People News & Moves
DLA Piper Continues Expansion in the Americas Global law firm DLA Piper has opened an office in San Juan, Puerto…
Angola Forecast Cut Amid Low Oil
Frontier Friday: Angola Growth Halved, Revenues Shortened OPEC-member Angola appears to be heading for a very rough patch of economic…
Pursue Opportunities in Emerging Markets: SLI
With 2016 officially half over, global equity funds are reflecting a story of mixed performance. Some groups are up, while…
Nigeria’s Lagos State Downgraded
Frontier Friday: Fitch Downgrades Nigeria‘s Lagos State to ‘B+’; Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term foreign currency Issuer Default…
South Africa PMI Higher, First Time in a Year
On June 3, Standard Bank released its monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for South Africa, which shows that the beleaguered…
Rwanda Upgraded on Strong Governance
Frontier Friday: High growth, strong governance lift Rwanda Global ratings agency Fitch in May placed Rwanda at ‘B+’, and deemed…
May PMI’s Show China Slowdown Still Poses Downside Risk
Weakening export demand has increased pressure on the Chinese government to allow the last month’s yuan depreciation to become what…
Peru: Low Commodities Keep Corporate Liquidity Elevated
Frontier Friday: Liquidity Risk Remains Elevated, But Stable As commodity prices have remained low into 2016, Peru’s currency has weakened…
Slowing China, Lower Commodities Dampening Demand
Globally, lower commodities prices have impacted emerging markets in different ways. Energy consumption continues to be a major factor driving…
