Key global themes that BMI expects to play out in 2018 include a divergence between developed and emerging market economic growth, US-led conflict over trade and potentially with North Korea, and a regulatory backlash over disruptive technologies.
The Kenyan shilling is likely to see increased stability in the coming months given greater confidence in the country's political outlook. That said, this will not deter the shilling's long-term...
The Banco Central do Brazil will extend its rate cutting cycle into Q118, as it seeks to support economic activity amid low inflation. Rates will remain on hold in the quarters thereafter as inflat...
The reappointment of Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister of Algeria, and the launch of a new economic plan, signals that that the government will strive harder to cut spending in a bid to narrow its...
The Central Bank of Iraq will continue to focus on protecting the peg of the dinar to the US dollar over the coming quarters, which will be facilitated by easing pressures on the peg owing to...
On September 15, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) resumed its monetary easing cycle which began in late 2015. From a level of 9.00%, and in line with consensus expectations, the bank cut its key...
The Banco Central de la Rep?blica Argentina will resume a rate cutting cycle by end-2017, as disinflation takes hold. Although inflation will end 2017 above the bank's target, price growth will...
The Banco de Mo?ambique will put on hold any further monetary stimulus until economic conditions have stabilised. Despite cooling inflation and a more benign outlook for the local currency, concern...
Peru's Central Reserve Bank will continue its interest rate cutting cycle in the coming months, as economic growth remains weak and inflation stays within the bank's target range. A growth recovery...
Banxico held its benchmark interest rate at 7.00% on August 10, in line with our expectations and Bloomberg survey estimates. This marks the end of the current hiking cycle in our view, in line...