Is there a case for dropping China from emerging market (EM) indices? We sat down with Goldman Sachs Research’s Timothy Moe and Sunil Koul to discuss the drivers behind the growing debate to invest in EMs, but without China.
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Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 Poised to Boost Commerce Across Africa
Durban, South Africa//-The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) will see Durban host key figures from the world of trade, including entrepreneurs, financiers, governments and regulators, on one platform to deliberate on trade acceleration and investment throughout the African continent.
Asian-African Trade: How Africa Can Position Itself
Accra, Ghana//-Africa mostly colonized by Europe makes the later the biggest trade partner yet in recent times, Asia’s trade with Africa is growing at a faster rate than other blocs.
MFS Africa’s $100 Million Series C Fund for Massive Expansion Across Africa
London, UK//- MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has raised $100 million through an equity and debt financing round.
The Unequal COVID Saving and Wealth Surge
Household saving increased sharply during the COVID-19 crisis in many countries.
Kenya’s Mega-railway Project Leaves Society More Unequal Than Before
Gediminas Lesutis, University of Cambridge In 2014, Kenya started to construct a new railway to connect the Mombasa Port with the interior and on to landlocked Uganda and Rwanda.
World Bank and IMF Are Using Flawed Logic in Their Quest to do Away with the Informal Sector
Informal head porter workers Percent Boatemaq (left) and Lusaka Fuseina (right) carrying goods on their heads at Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Mike Rogan, Rhodes University; Max Gallien, Institute of Development Studies, and Vanessa van den Boogaard, Institute of Development Studies Many low and middle-income countries face a myriad of […]
Ghana: CSOs Call on Akufo-Addo to Back the OSP with Adequate Funding
Accra, Ghana//-A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on anti-corruption and good governance issues met with the Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) at Ridge, Accra with the call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the OSP with adequate funding to enable it carry its activities.
AfDB Report: East Africa’s Economic Outlook Bullish Despite Covid-19 Setback
Nairobi, Kenya// – East Africa’s economic growth is expected to recover to an average of 4.1% in 2021, up from 0.4% posted in 2020, according to the African Development Bank’s latest economic outlook report for the region. In 2022, average growth is projected to hit 4.9%.
Ghana’s Financing Challenges Set to Rise if Yields Remain High
Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong//-Ghana’s effective loss of access to international markets increases risks to its ability to meet medium-term financing needs, says Fitch Ratings.