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]
Political risk has ceased to be a dominant theme in Latin America over the past couple of years, allowing the region to emerge ever more prominently on global investors’ radar screens since the global financial crisis. The focus, instead, shifted towards the region’s resource wealth, the vast capital investment growth potential and the growing consumer… [Read more]
Left-wing populist candidate Ollanta Humala has taken the lead in the first round of Peru’s presidential elections held on April 10, according to data from the electoral commission and independent pollsters. Should Humala eventually emerge victorious over the centre-right candidate, most probably Keiko Fujimori (daughter of former president Alberto), in the run-off in June, we… [Read more]
BMI’s Africa team is highly optimistic about the Zambian economy, and we believe that GDP growth is likely to exceed 7% in 2011. In a recently published article on Business Monitor Online, we specify three key drivers for growth in the near future: · A good and improving business environment. Zambia is a top-ten reformer… [Read more]
On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast we talk with the Editor of Corporate Finance Week Richard Benson on the issue of English Premier League sales and acquisitions. In particular, we address the questions of whether a bubble is building in the English Premier League, what the football market can tell us about wider UK corporate… [Read more]
The shift in economic power from west to east and from north to south is ongoing. The importance that Africa will play in this given its natural endowments and growing domestic consumer markets means that the need for a regional financial and services centre has arisen. Risk Watchdog attended a conference in March, where among… [Read more]
