Posts Tagged ‘GDP growth’

Trade and economic activity are advancing at a rapid pace across the Middle East. How are governments across the region evolving and harnessing opportunities to enable high-speed economic activity?

Here the story has been less dramatic. After the initial collapse in the pound to a 35-year low against the USD and 11-year low against EUR, we’ve seen a recovery to a level slightly above the average since the Brexit vote.

“WTO economists believe the decline will likely exceed the trade slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008-2009″

We spoke to Sean Doherty, FX expert at RationalFX about FX markets in May 2018. For a second successive month the US dollar has been the currency of choice for… read more →

We spoke to Sean Doherty, FX expert at RationalFX about FX markets in April 2018. The second half of April has challenged accepted values. The dollar’s decline is not a one-way… read more →

The opening salvos in the trade war between the US and China have already been fired. The US unveiled plans for a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10… read more →

The once major steam train of economies has hit a thick brick wall of which it cannot maintain its speed on its rapid growth. The chinese government wanted the markets… read more →

In accordance to the MSCI Frontier Market Index, Vietnam is recognised as a frontier market.  Nevertheless, with a GDP per capita of just above $6000 as of 2015 and a… read more →

The first budget of 2017 was announced in March 2017. Due to tradition, the chancellor of the exchequer may drink alcohol during the budget speech, the only time of the year… read more →

The markets are in turmoil, which has been led by China where the markets recently fell by 8.5% (the Shanghai composite index), which was the largest sell off since 2007.… read more →