African and Caribbean markets struggled to shake off holiday blues in the New Year after riding higher on Christmas euphoria. TNJ‘s AfriCarib index climbed to a two-month high in December amid specu
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African currencies fell nearly 2 percent versus the U.S. dollar late November as risk aversion fed by debt crises in Europe hit riskier emerging and frontier markets. Stock indices also posted losses
BY George Orwel
The debt crisis in Europe, worries about a possible double-dip recession in the U.S. and a slowdown in Chinese growth have trimmed market confidence worldwide, including in Africa and the Caribbean. S
BY George Orwel
Major stock indices in Africa and the Caribbean are riding an upturn in corporate earnings and on expectations for higher economic growth to regain the investment capital ceded to the bond market in l
BY George Orwel
African markets will benefit from millions of visitors heading to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which starts June 11. Tourism, transportation, food services and banking are among the sector
BY George Orwel
After the rally of 2009, uncertainties for the next nine months are now curbing gains for African and Caribbean markets. There are two opposing worldviews. One holds that the economic recovery underwa
BY George Orwel
With developed markets still recovering from the Great Recession and emerging markets developing bubbles that may soon burst, investors may have to look to the frontier markets in Africa and the Carib
BY George Orwel
Frontier market stocks rose in December 2009 after China raised its economic growth forecast and oil prices climbed, capping six months of recovery after a plunge in 2008 through early 2009. The outlo
BY George Orwel
Poor nations offer interesting opportunities for investors seeking tomorrow’s emerging markets. Several exchange-traded fund managers are already investing in Africa and the Caribbean, taking advant
BY George Orwel
Investing in developing markets is not for the fainthearted. So it should come as no surprise that Afro-Caribbean equities took a step back from mid-June to mid-July after modest gains in the second q
BY George Orwel