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Troubles Mount for Sudan Amid Covid-19 Challenge

Troubles Mount for Sudan Amid Covid-19 Challenge

by Afshin Molavi | Apr 24, 2020 | Africa Business, Coronavirus/Covid-19, East Africa, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Original Articles

Two recent articles on Sudan, one in the New York Times and the other in Asharq Al-Awsat, highlight the immense challenges faced by the East African country over the next year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the IMF, Sudan faces a 7.2% economic contraction...
South Korea: The First Covid-19 Election?

South Korea: The First Covid-19 Election?

by Afshin Molavi | Apr 16, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, East Asia Politics, NewPost, South Korea

Did South Korea just have the first Covid-19 government referendum election? On Wednesday, South Korea’s liberal ruling party won a landslide victory in a general election, winning the kind of majority not seen in more than three decades. Early analysis points...
Billions Poised to Become Economic Coronavirus Victims

Billions Poised to Become Economic Coronavirus Victims

by Afshin Molavi | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets

By Afshin Molavi When multilateral organizations produce economic reports, they generally adorn the front cover with a generic and emotionless photo of an urban center, a thriving factory, or smiling children. A recent report by the Paris-based Organization for...
Breaking: Saudi Arabia Seals off Three Major Cities in Coronavirus Battle

Breaking: Saudi Arabia Seals off Three Major Cities in Coronavirus Battle

by Afshin Molavi | Mar 25, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, NewPost, Original Articles, Saudi Arabia Economy, Saudi Business

In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia has sealed off three major cities, barring exit or entry to the country’s capital Riyadh, and the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as reported in global news agencies. The Kingdom...
Fareed Mohamedi: Wall Street Losing Romance With Shale

Fareed Mohamedi: Wall Street Losing Romance With Shale

by Afshin Molavi | Mar 24, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Interviews, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles

Fareed Mohamedi is one of the smartest guys I know on oil markets, the geopolitics of energy, the New Silk Road, and the political economies of oil-rich states. He has worked at Statoil, PFC Energy, Moody’s Investor Service, the Institute of International Finance, and...
South Korea, Other Asian Economies Headed for Contraction: S&P

South Korea, Other Asian Economies Headed for Contraction: S&P

by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, Hong Kong, Japan Economy, NewPost, Original Articles, Singapore, South Korea

Revised Downward. We’ll be hearing those two words a lot over the next month as ratings agencies scramble to update their forecasts for countries and companies reeling from the historic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest “revised downward”...
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