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 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Japan Economy, NewPost, Original Articles
Japan is considering a stimulus package of some $270 billion to counteract the economic decline triggered by the global Covid-19 pandemic, according to Japan Times. This amounts to double the emergency economic package initiated by the government after the 2008-9...
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 | 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...
by Afshin Molavi | Sep 25, 2019 | DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Ports, Shipping
The Journal of Commerce, in conjunction with research firm Alphaliner, has just published the top 40 Global Container Shipping operators list. What is striking is the dominance of the Top Ten – which control 87.9% of the market. Here are the Top Ten Global...
