Lula set to blaze a new trail for Latin American leaders
Back in 2007, Latin American equities made up 26% of the SPDR Emerging Markets Portfolio ETF, a capitalization weighted index...
Month: January 2023
Egypt undergoes painful adjustments in response to deepening economic crisis
The Egyptian government is pursuing broad measures to stabilize the economy as the Arab state grapples with a foreign currency crisis,...
Malaysia seeks alliance with Indonesia to respond to EU palm oil restrictions
Leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia this week chafed at EU efforts to reduce deforestation that could affect palm oil imports. By Thursday,...
Coup attempt shakes Brazil, but long-term fallout remains unlikely
Brazil’s capital was recovering from a January 8th insurrection that saw thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storm the country’s top...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative evolves amid a funding slowdown
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has seen a slowdown in funding as megaprojects have proven economically tenuous and Beijing...
Russia moves to bolster economy as the costs of war and sanctions become clearer
Strained by the rising costs of its war on Ukraine, the Russian government said that it had a $47 billion budget deficit for...
Frontier Markets Weekly, January 16th 2023
By Ken Stibler, Noah Berman and Dan Keeler Welcome to the latest edition of Frontier Markets News. As always, I...
Frontier Markets Weekly, January 7th 2023
By Ken Stibler, Noah Berman and Dan Keeler Reminder! On January 17th we will be holding 2023’s first frontier and growth...
