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Energy transition means vast markets, ‘stellar’ opportunities – senior figure at Reuters Events

Energy transition, the replacement of fossil fuels by environmentally friendly renewable energy, is creating a vast global market with extensive opportunities for investment, according to an article by Owen Rolt, head of energy transition at Reuters Events. The article, “Five Predictions as We Enter the Age of the Energy Transition”, precedes Reuters Events’ planned Energy… Continue Reading

EXCLUSIVE: Matrix Capital says supply-demand balance keeps rouble stable

By Andrei Skvarsky. The Russian rouble owes its relative stability amid the havoc wrought by Covid-19 and low oil prices to a balance of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market, according to Russian boutique asset manager Matrix Capital. Russia’s central bank has been selling foreign currency to plug a forex market shortfall caused… Continue Reading

RenCap study: oil sells at half of what it costs to produce

Today’s global price of oil is equivalent to about half the money spent on its production by the supermajors, the world’s largest oil and gas companies, according to a study by investment bank Renaissance Capital. The current average price for Brent, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and the OPEC basket of 13 crudes is just under… Continue Reading

Russia close to financial crisis – Russian credit agency

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia has come close to a financial crisis, Gazeta.ru and other Russian media cited Russian credit rating agency ACRA as warning. The recent collapse of OPEC-Russia talks with global oil prices plunging, the rouble dropping and the Russian stock market plummeting, and the havoc played with the world economy by the coronavirus… Continue Reading

RenCap: Russia entering time of ‘strong’, stable growth

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital argues that Russia is entering a time of “strong” and stable economic growth and has become a country with splendid investment opportunities. “We expect growth in Russia to more than double to 2.6% YoY in 2020”, which “could surprise the markets”, RenCap economist Sofya Donets has said… Continue Reading

Uzbekistan reforms aim to build domestic capital market

By Quinn Martin, Managing Partner, Frontier.* Uzbekistan is on a roll with its economic reforms. This year alone, the country has issued a wildly successful debut Eurobond, kicked off an ambitious privatisation program, lifted restrictions on repatriation of corporate profits and floated its currency, thus eliminating a troublesome dual exchange rate system.  Investors – both… Continue Reading

Digital banking forum likely to help Africa-eyeing investors

Changes brought about by digitisation have ushered in a new era of competition in banking, and attending the Digital Banking Summit (DBS) in Accra on August 19-20 may help banks and fintechs to stay competitive in doing business in Africa, a continent that is an increasingly popular destination for investors. You would be told about… Continue Reading

UPDATE – Wimbledon debenture tickets good investment vehicles – Sun Global CEO

By Andrei Skvarsky. Wimbledon debentures, expensive elite season passes for the world’s main tennis tournament, have become a lucrative form of investment due to their eligibility for resale with returns that may exceed 100 per cent, according to the CEO of London’s Sun Global Investments asset manager. Debentures, which are resaleable for specific days or… Continue Reading

GUEST POST: Emerging markets in South Africa

By staff at IQ Option Magazine. The  South  African  market  is  one  of  the  major  emerging  markets  in  the  African  region  with  only  two  more  participants – Morocco  and  Egypt.  Drained  by  the  apartheid  policies  in  the  mid-20th  century, the government  managed  to  restore  trade  relations  under  the  presidency  of  Nelson  Mandela.  However, this  was  not … Continue Reading

GUEST POST: Best ETFs for emerging markets

By staff at Forex Trading in South Africa. Being a marketable security, an Exchange-Traded Fund or ETF tracks a  commodity, a stock index, bonds as well as assets. The price of an ETF’s  shares  is  more  likely  to  change  as  they  are  bought  or  sold  throughout  the  day.  The  ETFs  have  underlying  assets  like  oil … Continue Reading