22 Feb 2012
Egypt has been the biggest gainer in global equities so far this year, despite the country’s dire situation – but investors there may be less delusional than some
17 Feb 2012
A Middle Eastern analyst waxes lyrical about the uncomfortably fat tail risk of military conflict with Iran.
15 Feb 2012
After Western aid fails to come through, Egypt is attempting to tap the sukuk market to plug its financing gap - but getting a deal off the ground will be easier said than done
25 Jan 2012
The IMF has uncovered that a $32 billion accounting discrepancy in Angola's budget is linked to state oil firm Sonangol. A massive shift in Luanda's institutional framework and political culture is needed to weed out fiscal slippage.
23 Jan 2012
The move by Israeli central bank governor Stanley Fischer, a renowned monetary policy prophet, sugggests further rate cuts across EM
20 Jan 2012
The apparent decoupling between asset markets – EM equities, in particular - and continued macro stress this week is a source of optimism for some and fear for others. Take your pick.
17 Jan 2012
Saudi Arabia’s move to keep oil prices at $100 a barrel highlights fiscal concerns and could have profound regional and global implications
16 Jan 2012
The odds of a balance-of-payments crisis in Egypt are uncomfortably high, despite talks this week between the capital-starved nation and the IMF
16 Jan 2012
The Nigerian government has partially reinstated fuel subsidies, throwing into sharp relief the limitations of its reformist push