China: Three Factors To Watch In 2018
Growth, Trade And Government Spending China’s economy grew by 6.8% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing…
Fixed Income, ESG And Emerging Markets In 2018
ESG continues to be gain traction and priority among global investors. This is especially true with emerging markets, where fixed…
World Economy Expected To Expand In 2018
2018 is likely to be another good year for global growth, with the world economy expected to expand by 3.9…
Sukuk Issuance Is On The Rise
As global debt markets rallied last year, growing 9 per cent year-on-year to reach the highest new issues on record,…
Emerging Markets: 2018 Global Themes
David Woo, head of global rates, foreign exchange, and emerging market fixed income with Bank of America Merrill Lynch looks…
Fitch Takes Namibia Down To “Junk”
Fitch Ratings this month announced that it had downgraded Namibia to junk status, just two weeks after the country’s finance minister Calle Schlettwein…
Global Supply Chains: An Industrial Boost For Emerging Markets
Globalization is scarcely ever out of the news these days. The political, economic and financial structures that have shaped our…
Frontier Market Divergence: Rising Interest Rates
A report published by Moody’s Investor Service this month details the impact of credit exposure on frontier markets. According to…
Despite Lagging Growth, Global Economy Forging Ahead
Ending 2017 On Positive Footing The global economy is heading into the year-end relatively strong. Growth is higher than in…
India Update: RBI To Stay On Hold
RBI Expected To Hold Amid Price Stability Concerns Concerns about price stability are likely to return to the forefront for…
Asia’s Bond Markets: An Impressive 2017
Is Asia’s bond market coming of age? Given 2017 issuance so far, it seems so. Asia’s bond markets in general…
Kenya: Outlook Worsening Over Domestic Politics
With its August elections annulled and re-polling now set for late October, Emerging Market Views examines the current political and…
