IF Insights: Is the ‘Africa Risk Premium’ fact or myth?
Critics argue that the Africa risk premium is not just a statistical distortion, but a structural legacy of financial systems built without African participation...
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Oman’s debt market to slow down in 2025-2026: Fitch
According to Fitch, sukuk continues to dominate the funding mix, making up 63.4% of the DCM issuance...
IF Insights: Vision 2030 faces harsh reality as Saudi faces fiscal crunch
According to the IMF, Saudi Arabia needs oil at more than USD 90 a barrel to balance its budget...
Start-up of the Week: Through revenue-based financing, CredibleX is boosting MENA’s SME sector
CredibleX claims to have issued over AED 100 million to SMEs under its revenue-based financing model...
Thailand’s economy in focus for 2025
A record-breaking 40 million visitors are expected to arrive in Thailand in 2025, up from 34 million in 2024...
Has Argentina’s risk of libertarianism paid off?
In September 2024, Elon Musk stated that his companies were looking for ways to invest in Argentina and support the South American country's economic recovery...
Cape Town’s tallest structure goes on distress sale
The Oceana Group's headquarters on the Foreshore and the adjacent Thomas Pattullo building are among the other Cape Town properties that APF is selling...
Ghana faces challenges as Mahama takes office
Ghana recently completed a three-step, domestic, bilateral, and commercial, debt restructuring process, which began in December 2022...
GCC debt capital market surges 11% to USD 1 trillion in 2024: Fitch
Fitch expects the United States Federal Reserve to cut rates by 125 basis points to 3.5% by Q4 2025, with most GCC central banks likely to follow suit...