Wed Mar 30, 2011 16:03 GMT |
Business Monitor Online recently published a report on Frontier Markets, which is also appearing in this week’s Emerging Markets Monitor magazine. The definition of ‘frontier markets’ varies greatly. For example, BMI’s definition (which would include Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Uzbekistan) is considerably more ‘exotic’ than most investors’ definition (which might include Peru, Nigeria, and Vietnam). Nonetheless,… [Read more]
Tags: business environment, capital markets, cedi, exotics, fastest-growing economies, frontier markets, Ghana, investment, Kazakhstan, mongolia, tenge, togrog
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Commodities, Currencies, Equities, FDI, Financials, General, infrastructure, oil and gas
Thu Feb 12, 2009 15:27 GMT |
Ghana is one of my long-term favourites in Africa, but I can’t help worrying how the nation will fare over the coming months. With an oil boom in the pipeline and healthy democratic credentials, the country has looked like a diamond in the rough over the past year or so. Now, though, cracks are starting… [Read more]
Tags: cedi, Debt, deficit, Economy, Ghana, growth, IMF, oil
Posted in: Africa, Commodities, Currencies, General