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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...
Charlie Lay: Demand Shocks and the Death of the Bull Market

Charlie Lay: Demand Shocks and the Death of the Bull Market

by Afshin Molavi | Apr 7, 2020 | China Economy, Globalization, Interviews, NewPost, Original Articles

I recently met Charlie Lay in November of 2019 at the CommerzBank Emerging Markets Macro Conference held in Dubai. Charlie is a Singapore-based senior economist and FX strategist at CommerzBank, one of Germany’s largest banks and its biggest player in trade...
Korean Air Pilots Go on Unpaid Leave to Save Airline

Korean Air Pilots Go on Unpaid Leave to Save Airline

by Afshin Molavi | Apr 1, 2020 | Aviation, NewPost, Original Articles, South Korea

Global airlines continue to stare down the abyss as the novel coronavirus pandemic has crushed bottom lines amid a historic slowdown in air travel. Airlines across the world are clamoring for government support. Korean Airlines is trying a different tactic, opting to...
Robin Mills on Oil Prices, “Demand Destruction” and Iraq, Oman, and Iran Pain

Robin Mills on Oil Prices, “Demand Destruction” and Iraq, Oman, and Iran Pain

by Afshin Molavi | Mar 31, 2020 | Interviews, Iran Economy, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, Saudi Arabia Economy

I’ve known Robin Mills for more than a decade and he is always one of my favorite people to see on my Dubai visits. In one sitting, Robin will take you on a tour d’horizon of the Middle East energy landscape. It’s not surprising to me that Foreign...
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...
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