• Thursday, 18 July 2019

    Development in emerging markets is being held back

    Ominous EM outlook of the week: Deglobalization, the Chinese slowdown, and a decade of financial stimulus in advanced economies are holding back emerging markets from catching up with the developed world, Jonathan Wheatley writes in the Financial Times. Emerging markets...
  • Wednesday, 17 July 2019

    What we’re tracking on 17 July 2019

    The Americans are coming: Economic reform has made Egypt more attractive to US investors, US Chamber of Commerce Executive VP Myron Brilliant told Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly during a meeting yesterday, according to a cabinet statement. Companies are particularly looking...
  • Monday, 15 July 2019

    Does currency devaluation actually increase exports in emerging markets?

    Currency devaluation increases exports, right? Not always. The depreciation of emerging-market currencies may actually result in falling exports, research by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and the FT suggests. Conventional wisdom tells us that a weakening currency makes exporters...
  • Sunday, 14 July 2019

    Egypt QIZ exports increase 10% y-o-y to USD 329.3 mn in first third of 2019

    Egypt’s exports from Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) rose 10% to USD 329.3 mn in 4M2019, up from USD 299.5 mn during the same period last year, government sources told the local press. Egypt’s QIZ exports rose 17% to USD 878...
  • Sunday, 14 July 2019

    Iron factories at war with Trade Ministry over import duty on iron billets

    DISPUTE WATCH- Iron factories at war with Trade Ministry over import duty on iron billets: Twenty-two iron factories have halted procedures to resume production due to an appeal filed by the Trade Ministry against an administrative court’s decision to suspend...
  • Monday, 8 July 2019

    AfCFTA’s operational phase launched at AU summit

    African Union launches African trade zone at Niger summit: The African Union (AU) formally launched the African Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) at a two-day summit in Niger on Sunday, Reuters reports. The agreement to set up a USD 3.4 tn...
  • Monday, 8 July 2019

    Egypt’s administrative court suspends 15% import on iron billets

    Administrative court suspends 15% import fee on iron billets: The Supreme Administrative Court has suspended the 15% import duty on iron billets imposed by the Trade Ministry in April, Mubasher reported. The court is now seeking expert opinion to ascertain...
  • Sunday, 7 July 2019

    The trade war isn’t affecting emerging markets as much as you thought

    The trade war isn’t affecting emerging markets as much as you thought: Ever since Donald Trump made the first move in the ongoing US-China trade duel last year, financial commentators have ruminated on how emerging markets are about to experience...
  • Tuesday, 2 July 2019

    The trade war isn’t affecting emerging markets as much as you thought

    The trade war isn’t affecting emerging markets as much as you thought: Ever since Donald Trump made the first move in the ongoing US-China trade duel last year, financial commentators have ruminated on how emerging markets are about to experience...

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