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Added Saudi risks will fail to deter many investors

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SAUDI ARABIA

This follows the successful issuance of 7.5 billion dollars of bonds by the Saudi government on January 9 -- a signal of confidence from global financial markets after the…

Global economic modelling requires rethink

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INTERNATIONAL

Methodological changes in economic forecasting.

Ukraine crisis will bring heavy costs for Europe

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EU

The sanctions amount to a middle-of-the-road approach: leaders agreed to keep Russia in the SWIFT payment system and avoid targeting Russian energy exports. They will not cause…

Euro-area fiscal policies will not find common ground

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EURO-AREA

This follows the submission by euro-area countries of their 2016 draft budgetary plans (DBPs), in compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). The Commission will release…

ECB to stay dovish despite ending its QE programme

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EU

Fears of Europe's financial fragility are rising after the ECB ended its quantitative easing (QE) programme in December. The programme -- which lasted almost four years -- bought…

Kenya tax bill may prove an unpopular compromise

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KENYA

With an ambitious development agenda to fund amid mounting debt, and under pressure from the IMF to rationalise revenues, the government aims to increase fiscal space with a set…

Lebanon’s debt-based model is ultimately unsustainable

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LEBANON

The insurance costs for Lebanon’s sovereign bonds rose rapidly in September, reflecting both general unease among investors in emerging markets and specific concerns about…

Angola's banks could face a deepening crisis

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ANGOLA

More than two years of structurally lower oil prices have exposed the nature of the sector’s lending practices, which have been partially obscured by the industry’s rapid growth…

South Africa's ratings reprieve masks more fiscal woe

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SOUTH AFRICA

The decision of the three rating agencies not to downgrade is a welcome reprieve for Pretoria after months of uncertainty and severe fluctuations in the value of the rand. South…