South Africa Global Macro
Amazon Buys Stake In India-Based Retailer: These 3 BRICS Acquisition Targets Could Be Next
Amazon buys 5% stake In Shoppers Stop
Global e-commerce retailer Amazon (AMZN) is buying a 5% stake in India (INDA)(NSEI) listed retailer Shoppers Stop, as...
Inaccessible Markets: Which Frontier And Emerging Countries May Soon Be Tracked By More ETFs
Of the 24 countries classified as emerging markets by MSCI, there are 13 which have only a single dedicated ETF available to US investors....
Adapt (Properly) Or Perish: Emerging Markets In The Decade Ahead
Viewing emerging markets as independent economies that follow national policies, rather than as a single unified bloc, is paramount to understanding their performance in the coming...
The Fastest Mobile Network Internet Connections in Africa Are In These Five Countries
Google's CSquared to expand beyond Uganda and Ghana in Africa
Google's (GOOGL) new plan to invest $100 million together with World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation,...
Week Ahead in Emerging Markets: August 22nd
EM ended last week on a soft note. Fed tightening expectations were buffeted first by hawkish Dudley comments and then by the more balanced...
South Africa Equity
Equities Hit Record Highs In South Africa, Now Overseas Investors Are Rushing Out
Stock indices in South Africa are witnessing record highs. The JSE All Share Index touched the 58,000 level for the first time on October...
Four African Bank Stocks To Buy As Rival Western Lenders Retreat From Africa
Western banks exit from Africa
Western banks are moving out of Africa’s banking business, as they are unable to remain competitive in the continent's challenging...
Stocks to Watch: South Africa Tops Mark Mobius’ List of Hottest Markets In Africa
Mark Mobius on South Africa
For Templeton’s Mark Mobius, South Africa is “the most important market in Africa, followed by Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ghana,...
The Johannesburg Stock Market Is Sixth Largest Amongst Emerging Markets Exchanges
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Africa and ranks among the top 20 stock exchanges in the world in terms...
Inaccessible Markets: Which Frontier And Emerging Countries May Soon Be Tracked By More ETFs
Of the 24 countries classified as emerging markets by MSCI, there are 13 which have only a single dedicated ETF available to US investors....
South Africa Fixed Income
Unlike South Africa Equities, South African Bonds Attract Overseas Capital
South African bonds have found favor with emerging markets fixed income investors. Given the rough climate the economy and the political establishment is going...
South Africa Political Risk
Killing Of Prime Minister’s Ex-Wife Two Days Before Inauguration Is Worrying...
The killing of Lipolelo Thabane, ex-wife of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on June 14th highlights the country’s instability, coming only two days before the...
