Tag: Covid-19
Argentina: Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes
Argentines are struggling with covid-19 and a three-year recession. The government currently completed a $65 billion restructuring and now wants to tax its way out of a recession…
Middle East Sovereign Debt Levels Are Rising, But So What?
Middle East sovereign debt levels are rising, but so what? The question of whether the debt levels are sustainable is hard to answer…
Bolivia’s Left Will Win But Hopefully With a Different Economic Strategy
Bolivia’s left will win but hopefully with a different economic strategy. It is not clear who will fund the socialist agenda in the short-term…
The Indian Economy: Jio Is Great But What About Everything Else
Jio may be overhyping the economic success in India. But covid-19 is surely overshadowing the greater economic troubles for India. The silver lining of covid-19 is the opportunity for leadership to make comprehensive economic reforms…
Ethiopia delays elections: Is COVID a valid excuse?
American President Donald Trump explicitly floated the idea of delaying November’s presidential election by way of a tweet on 30 of July…
The Rajapaksa Brothers Now Face Their Biggest Challenge
Now, with victory in hand, the Rajapaksa brothers, Gotabaya and Mahinda, must prove that they can re-claim Sri Lanka’s magic of the last decade…the landslide election victory did not miraculously change the country’s financial and economic situation overnight…
Turkey is Struggling but So What
Like a prized fighter, Turkey and President Erdoğan fight on…
Ecuador and Argentina: An Unfair Comparison for the Nicer Ecuador
Ecuador is not a jaded lover when it comes to the international markets. It is doing all it can to reach a quick restructuring deal with its creditors…
Ukraine and Belarus: Familial Histories But Different Personalities (or Market Participants)
We all know two siblings that are very different. As the saying goes, siblings share genes but rarely personalities. A similar view on Belarus and Ukraine can rightfully be applied. Although not exactly siblings, the two countries share a familial history…
Brazil and Covid-19: Don’t Necessarily Vote Against Bolsonaro
Understanding President Bolsonaro’s response to covid-19 within the greater scheme of Brazil’s economy…
