Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup is a positive development, which will increase the country’s international exposure, provide a significant boost to the development of the non-hydrocarbon sector of the economy, and also help improve investor risk perceptions of the country. Moreover, this is also an additional step towards fulfilling the country’s… [Read more]
With South Africa’s World Cup well under way, concerns that infrastructure would not be up to scratch have fallen by the wayside. The investment required to prepare South Africa was substantial, running in the billions of dollars, and far exceeding that of previous host nations. The impact of all this has been a tremendous –… [Read more]
BMI’s Africa team cautions that political risk in Sub-Saharan Africa may be on the rise as a full-blown leadership crisis continues to escalate in Nigeria. Alan Cameron and Lisa Lewin provide some insight into an increasingly tense political situation, sharing their views on potential outcomes from the ongoing crisis. The next couple of weeks and… [Read more]
The Zimbabwean Industrial Index could be one to watch over the next few months after returning about 50% in 2009. If we look at a chart of the performance last year, it is quite plain to see that the index was a bit of slave to politics. Each time there was a positive development the… [Read more]
Another research trip to South Africa, and yet another set of indications that the country will be affected badly by the global economic crisis. Back in November 2008, I highlighted how the country would be hit hard by the collapse in demand in its export markets, a concern which now represents the key driver of… [Read more]
