1 Emerging Markets
Perseverance paying off in Venezuela
- Despite being vilified by his political opposition at home and the Bush administration in the US, President Hugo Chavez has reversed years of Washington-influenced economic policies in Venezuela, spurring strong economic recovery.
- Venezuela: Saturday, July 03 - 2004 at 09:19 |
Tight fiscal policy no cure for India
- The stunning defeat of Prime Minister Vajpayee's National Democratic Alliance government in India's recent general elections has opened the door to significant changes in the country's economic policy.
- India: Saturday, May 29 - 2004 at 09:06 |
Learning from Argentina's default
- More problems are brewing in Argentina and Brazil and investors should take care to protect themselves.
- Wednesday, May 05 - 2004 at 10:00 |
Geopolitics and strong demand to keep oil prices high
- The recent decision by OPEC to reduce oil production has crystallized the growing influence of geopolitics on crude oil supplies.
- Saturday, April 17 - 2004 at 09:34 |
Divergence spells capital flight from Poland and Hungary
- The European Union expansion does not necessarily mean positive things for some of the capital markets of its newest members.
- Tuesday, April 06 - 2004 at 14:43 |
Risk of China economic collapse overblown
- A growing number of economists and analysts have become alarmed that economic growth in China is severely overheated. This overheating has raised concerns that China is on the brink of economic collapse.
- Saturday, March 06 - 2004 at 11:06 |
Russia's oil pricing power worries Washington
- Political stability in Russia has been dependent on the centralization of power in the Kremlin. The Putin government's efforts to control the production and export of oil from Russia and Central Asia is an integral component of centralization.
- Tuesday, February 24 - 2004 at 15:06 |
Geopolitics weighs heavily on Korea's economy
- Related instability resulting from the US occupation of Iraq and the collapse of the 'road map' to peace between Israelis and Palestinians have made the Middle East the locus of global attention for geopolitical risk.
- Tuesday, February 24 - 2004 at 15:03 |
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