Frontier Markets Weekly, April 29th 2023
African digital trade pact | Cambodia in UAE trade deal | Turkey and Iraq tighten ties | Investors waver on Colombia
Month: April 2023
Frontier Markets Weekly, April 22nd 2023
Sudan crisis deepens | Iran’s celebrity crackdown | Argentina losing inflation fight | Growth-markets’ prospects improve
Cuba allows dollar deposits as the island’s economy crumbles
The Cuban government ended a two-year ban on financial institutions’ accepting dollars this week as the island...
Ecuador requests $1 billion credit line as natural disasters compound insecurity
Ecuador is reportedly asking the IMF for a credit line as a string of natural...
Ukraine attempts to grow economy despite continued war in the east
Ukraine’s GDP fell by a lower-than-expected 29.1% in 2022 as Russia’s full-scale invasion battered the economy. The...
Degrading Hungary-US ties in spotlight after intel leaks
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the US is one of his party’s top three...
Iran moves to deepen infrastructure links with trading partners
Seeking to carve out a niche in regional transit networks, Iran’s transport minister held meetings...
Botswana plays hardball with key mining partner amid attempts to capture more diamond revenue
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned diamond miner De Beers that the country might end...
Leaked documents detail Egypt’s plan to supply Russia with rockets
A leaked US intelligence document revealed that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi ordered the production of up to...
Sudan rivalry between powerful generals erupts in warfare
Heavy fighting has broken out today in Sudan’s capital between the national army and a powerful militia,...
Frontier Markets Weekly, April 15th 2023
Botswana plays hardball | Japan proposes Bangladesh hub | Iran's infrastructure play | Ecuador looks for $1b credit line
Taipei attempts to shore up Latin American alliances
Taiwan’s President Catherine Tsai visited Guatemala and Belize as part of her government’s effort to prevent more countries switching their...
