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...
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”...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, NewPost, Original Articles
Emerging market currencies across Asia are feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic, with values in some places falling to levels not seen since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. An Asian currency stress test by a leading European bank discovered the most trouble...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | China Economy, China Equities, Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, NewPost, Original Articles, Shanghai
BlackRock, Fidelity International other major players signal interest in setting up majority-owned mutual fund units in Shanghai, Shenzhen Daily and news agencies report. From April 1, US and global players will be allowed majority ownership in mutual fund and...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | China Economy, China Equities, Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, NewPost
Even amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, German carmaker BMW sees enormous potential in the China market and has pledged to ramp up its production in the world’s largest auto market. This from China Daily BMW AG is considering scaling up its investment in China...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, India Economy, NewPost, Original Articles
India, one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world, will have largely empty skies as of Wednesday at midnight. All domestic flights have been grounded, adding to the ban on all international flights. The ban on all flights will continue to slam...
