Cameroon is considering issuing a dollar-denominated bond in what would be its first foray into the international sovereign bond market. Read More »
Cameroon is considering issuing a dollar-denominated bond in what would be its first foray into the international sovereign bond market. Read More »
Africa’s growth slows and south-south trade flows disappoint, but investors and policymakers cheer election results in Argentina and Belarus and bond markets welcome more frontier-market issues. Read More »
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara won a second term in a landslide, the country’s election agency said on Wednesday, giving him another five years at the helm of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Read More »
Mauricio Macri, the business-friendly mayor of Argentina’s capital, won enough votes in Sunday’s election to trigger the first presidential runoff in the country’s history, dealing a startling setback to the populist ruling party. Read More »
Voters in a host of frontier markets are heading to the polls, investors are relishing the new opportunities in Vietnam, Google is buying into the African renewable energy business, and South Asia’s powerhouses are making progress. Read More »
Only a few frontier markets are likely to climb up the credit ratings chart in the next few years, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Read More »
Daniel Scioli, the front-runner in Sunday’s Argentine presidential election, is quietly indicating he would welcome foreign investors and settle a dispute with U.S. bondholders that has prevented Argentina from tapping global credit markets. Read More »
Google has agreed to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa’s largest wind project, Kenya’s Lake Turkana, from Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems. Read More »
A senior U.S. official said on Tuesday that Myanmar’s coming elections will be a crucial marker in determining whether relations between the two countries should be fully normalized, including lifting sanctions that still remain. Read More »
Vietnam expects higher economic growth over the next five years, driven by strong exports and foreign investment as the Southeast Asian nation integrates further into the global economy. Read More »
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Dan Keeler, editor, Frontier Markets
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