Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
Tue Jan 31, 2012 15:11 GMT |
In Business Monitor Online today, we outline key risks in two economies. In the case of Croatia, we retain our view that the government will seek IMF backing of some sort this year, which will help avert a full-blown crisis in the economy. This is predicated on the increasingly difficult conditions for Croatian financial markets… [Read more]
Tags: 2012, Croatia, Economy, GDP, liquidity, outlook, South Korea
Posted in: Asia, Emerging Europe, General
Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:58 GMT |
Business Monitor International’s (BMI) Head of Latin America Country Risk & Financial Markets, Richard Hamilton, and Head of Americas Research, Cedric Chehab, discuss BMI’s core global themes and the impact and opportunities these will create within the Latin American and Caribbean market. Sign up for a free trial In this recorded webinar the team examines… [Read more]
Tags: Caribbean, Economy, FDI, Latin America
Posted in: FDI, Latin America, Videocast
Tue Jan 24, 2012 15:24 GMT |
Business Monitor Online has recently published two new analyses on North East Asia. China: With the economy heading towards a ‘hard landing’, we believe it will become increasingly difficult for the central government to report strong growth figures. While the headline GDP figure is as much a political issue as an economic one, a greater… [Read more]
Tags: China, Economy, GDP, hard landing, Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un, North Korea
Posted in: Asia, China, General, Political Risk
Wed Dec 7, 2011 16:18 GMT |
Myanmar (or Burma, as many still call it) has long been an economic laggard in Asia. Over the past few decades, virtually every other Asian state has boomed or emerged on investors’ radars in some way – but not Myanmar. The reason is, of course, Myanmar’s pariah status, economic isolationism, and chronic mismanagement. However, recent… [Read more]
Tags: Burma, Economy, engagement, exchange rate, investment, Myanmar, potential, reform
Posted in: Asia, FDI, General, Geopolitics, oil and gas, Political Risk
Thu Dec 1, 2011 15:45 GMT |
In line with our long-held expectations of an enduring economic slowdown in India, the recently-released GDP figure showed a sharp downturn in activity – marking the sixth consecutive quarter where headline expansion has decelerated. Real GDP growth came in at 6.9% y-o-y in the second quarter of the current fiscal year (FY2011/12, April-March), down significantly… [Read more]
Tags: consumption, Economy, exports, GDP, India, investment
Posted in: Asia, FDI, General
Mon Sep 26, 2011 16:22 GMT |
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s confirmation over the weekend that he plans to return to the presidency in March 2012 effectively positions him to rule Russia until 2024 by means of two consecutive six-year terms. This, of course, depends on his health holding out – at 58, he is already at the average Russian male’s… [Read more]
Tags: 2012, 2024, Dmitry Medvedev, Economy, foreign investment, oil dependency, presidency, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Posted in: Emerging Europe, FDI, General, Geopolitics, oil and gas, Political Risk
Tue Aug 16, 2011 14:45 GMT |
My concerns about a sharp slowdown in economic activity in the eurozone are rising following the release of disappointing Q2 2011 real GDP growth figures for Germany on August 16. Following hot on the heels of flat French Q2 GDP data on August 12, Germany’s economy posted just 0.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) growth (seasonally adjusted) in… [Read more]
Tags: Economy, France, GDP, Germany, growth
Posted in: Eurozone, General