🌍 Frontier Markets News, October 17th 2025
A weekly review of key news from global growth markets
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Investors balk as Petro takes aim at Colombian extractive industries
The government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is moving forward with new taxes on oil and coal companies in the
Multi-year drought dashes Argentina’s food-export hopes
A third year of drought in Argentina has drastically reduced wheat production, threatening the country’s ability to supply anemic
Protests march towards Islamabad as Pakistan’s political crisis escalates
A protest march led by Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan began its journey from the eastern city of
US escalates sanctions on Ortega’s Nicaragua
The Biden Administration ratcheted up sanctions on Nicaragua as the country’s strong growth undergirds what the US calls the
Wall Street debates whether to “buy the dip” in emerging market equities
Two of Wall Street’s biggest banks are divided over their expectations for emerging-market equitiesfollowing a rout that has erased
Deepening crisis forces Ghana to backtrack on promises and restructure foreign debt
Amid a fragmenting political environment, Ghana has reversed previous promises and proposed a 30% “haircut” on foreign debt. The restructuring
FTX collapse undermines Bahamas’ regulatory credibility and diversification strategyÂ
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s collapse has hit the Bahamas’ hopes for development and diversification after the country bet big on
Lula set to blaze a new trail for Latin American leaders
Back in 2007, Latin American equities made up 26% of the SPDR Emerging Markets Portfolio ETF, a capitalization weighted index
Despite newfound optimism, clouds gather over Latin America’s future
Cracking down on antigovernment protesters, Lima, Peru, November 2022Sebastian Castaneda / Reuters Slowing global growth, a likely recession in the US
Biden stacks up commitments to Africa at DC summit
At the second US-Africa leadership summit in Washington DC this week, President Joe Biden promised a wave of investment in
Gulf nations warm to Emerging Asia as Western alliances weaken
By: Ken Stibler and Chris Muth Chris Muth is a Middle East analyst with experience in defense and counterterrorism policy
China’s Belt and Road Initiative evolves amid a funding slowdown
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has seen a slowdown in funding as megaprojects have proven economically tenuous and