Government announces much-needed and expanded recapitalization program for state-owned banks. Complements efforts from May aimed at speedier debt reso
Despite South Africa's immense natural resource wealth, the mining sector's contribution to GDP con-tinues to slide Unease over the new mining charter
This note describes the NAFTA renegotiation framework and assesses the implications of a possible exit' Discrepancies on key issues have led to protra
This week's reduction of asset purchases from the ECB will try to accomplish a "dovish taper," whereby withdrawal of stimulus will likely be accompani
The real-term FAI growth by non-SOE companies fell from 40% in 2011 to only about 2% in the past year. There are both benign and worrisome reasons beh
Concerns about "premature deindustrialization" featured in several panel sessions at our Annual Member Meetings last week. This Global Macro Views pro
Sizing up the earnings turnaround' Pricing policy uncertainty' Bank earnings offer clues on cyclical recovery Frontier markets see a continued surge i
While 2017 has seen several welcome and encouraging signals of continued commitment to international regulatory processes, concerns of fragmentation s
Prime Minister Modi has focused on advancing digital finance as an important part of his structural reform program since coming to office in May 2014.
Insurers are expanding into new markets and reaching underserved customers through new technologies, business models, product designs, a deeper unders