EM Meta-Forecast: Q2 2025
Emerging markets got off to a strong start this year but trade volatility will have a profound impact on their prospects for the rest of 2025
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Tokayev dissolves parliament in KazakhstanÂ
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart announced that he had dissolved one of the houses of parliament this week, with new elections to
Corruption crackdown claims Vietnam’s president
Vietnam’s Communist Party accepted the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday, the latest casualty of Hanoi’s
Azerbaijan tests Russia’s resolve in the Caucasus, highlighting Moscow’s waning influence on its periphery
Azerbaijan is blocking Armenian access to its contested Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and testing Russia’s resolve in the process, reports the
Enhanced dollar controls slam the battered Iraqi economy
Iraq’s economy is reeling after stricter controls on wire transfers targeting Iran led to a sharp rise in import
Fall in Hungary’s overheated property market exposes finance-sector vulnerabilities
Hungary’s housing market, the fastest growing in the EU for the past decade, is finally seeing lower prices, Bloomberg
IMF approves near-$5b loan for Bangladesh
The IMF has approved a $4.7 billion funding package on Monday, clearing the way for disbursements to begin. Bangladesh
US tech outsourcing saps talent from Latin America’s startups
Startups across Latin America are struggling to attract and retain tech workers as US outsourcing creates a shortage, Rest of
Emerging Europe Weekly, 2023.1.28
By FMN Team Welcome to the first edition of Emerging Europe Weekly, an extended roundup of key news and insight
France pulls out of Burkina Faso
France said on Wednesday it would withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month, CNNÂ reports. The announcement came
Fiji ends policing agreement with China.
Fiji’s newly installed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has scrapped a controversial policing agreement with China that saw Chinese police
Iraq looks to Qatar for energy investmentÂ
Iraq is hoping to secure a $27 billion investment from Qatar that would stanch the flow of money out of
Kenya scores venture capital investorsÂ
VC investors poured $1.1 billion into Kenyan private venture-backed companies last year, a windfall for the East African nation