Cracks Appearing In Philippine Economy
Incoming Central Bank Governor To Inherit “Robust” Economy The Philippine central bank will soon have a new governor. Data points…
Asia Poised For A Greater Role In Africa’s Future
Western governments and multinationals have played a significant role in Africa’s growth in the past, with the European Union being…
Emerging Markets Will Rebound From “Brexit”
Our [Standard Chartered] big theme for 2016 is retreat, regroup, rebound. We expected emerging markets to come under pressure early in…
Nigeria: After The Devaluation
Frontier Friday: Higher Inflation, Deep Contraction Ahead for Nigeria Nigeria’s official currency, the naira (NGN), has fallen by 30% following…
Private Equity Still Attracted To Emerging Markets
Globally, private equity (PE) firms are readying to deploy capital into the global oil and gas sectors, with 25 percent…
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…
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…
After South African Court Ruling, Calls For Zuma To Step Down
South Africa has descended into its worst political quagmire since the removal of President Thabo Mbeki eight years ago. His…
Uruguay’s Stability in an Unstable Neighborhood
Frontier Friday: A Closer Look at Uruguay When looking at the economies of some Latin American nations, its hard to…
