Over the coming week, my colleagues and I will be publishing our global and regional economic outlooks for 2012 on Business Monitor Online. The good news is that we have just published our Africa Outlook today. In this article, we identify and discuss five themes for the next 12 months: Weak external demand, due to… [Read more]
Cloud computing has been a hot topic in the IT world for some time. The idea of abandoning on-site servers and moving all data and applications into ‘the cloud’ brings many benefits for companies and organisations looking to cut costs. With data used over a variety of devices and connections, making data available wherever and… [Read more]
The risks to the global economy are mounting, following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March and the spike in oil prices on the back of the political crises in the Middle East and North Africa. BMI’s core global economic scenario is for steady growth for the remainder of the year and into 2012,… [Read more]
Emerging Markets will dominate the world. Or will they? And if they do, what will this mean? And if they don’t, what will stop them? This week, on Business Monitor Online and in our weekly Emerging Markets Monitor magazine, we are running a special feature on the future of Emerging Markets. True, we write about… [Read more]
On this week’s podcast, we return our attention to emerging markets, highlighting opportunities beyond the BRICs in EMEA- Europe, Middle East and Africa. Business Monitor’s Head of Country Risk and Financial Markets Justin Patrie, discusses the outlook for Egypt, Ghana and Turkey with Mark Schaltuper, Head of Europe Analysis, Liz Martins, Head of Middle East… [Read more]
Asia’s economies are set to slow sharply in 2009, and this could lead to serious job losses, with potential political and social consequences. Although unemployment in Asia is lower than in most developed states, this comparison is not so relevant, since Asia has become accustomed to its own lower benchmarks. Here are my thoughts on… [Read more]
