... energy environment finance foreign trade growth infrastructure internet investment monetary policy prices reform renewable energy services technology airlines banking party privatisation regional Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) On December 31...

... monetary policy prices private sector privatisation reform regulation EGYPT: The central bank yesterday kept interest rates unchanged, with the lending rate at 28.25% and the deposit rate at 27.25%. Headline inflation stood at 25.5% in November, the lowest since December 2022, and the bank's...

... foreign exchange (forex) demand due to a seasonal low in export receipts and economic agents adjusting to the new forex regime. Ethiopia AF economy international relations politics banking debt finance fiscal monetary prices privatisation reform talks A shop owner counts birr...

... growth privatisation KUWAIT: In a statement released yesterday following the conclusion of the annual Article IV consultation, the IMF highlights that Kuwait's economy remains in recession. The economy is forecast to contract by 2.8% in 2024, following a contraction of 3.6% in 2023, before...

... for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 Argentina LA/C China economy industry politics foreign investment foreign trade infrastructure investment privatisation railway transport agriculture government mining unions Transport & logistics A freight train...

...Oxford Analytica Significance During the IMF visit, the government’s plan to privatise Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) stalled: Islamabad rejected the sole bid, deeming it unsatisfactory. Islamabad’s pursuit of economic reforms aimed at satisfying IMF conditions is taking place against...

... deliver further interest rate reductions in 2025. Legal hurdles and popular resistance will likely continue to hamper privatisation progress. © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where...

... electricity energy fiscal gas investment oil privatisation TURKEY: Turkey's benchmark stock index, BIST 100 Index, closed 1.7% down at 9,232.9 points yesterday. Meanwhile, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said late on November 18 that IPOs are to be offered in four state-owned energy companies...

... equities finance government privatisation public sector reform PAKISTAN: The Ministry of Privatisation yesterday announced the rejection of Blue World City's PKR10bn (USD36mn) bid for a 60% stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). A consortium led by the real estate developer...

... policy privatisation OMAN: The record IPO by the state-owned energy company OQ's subsidiary OQEP debuted disappointingly on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) yesterday, ending the day at OMR0.358 (USD0.93), 8.2% below its opening price of OMR0.375. The IPO, which raised OMR780mn for the sale of 25...

...Oxford Analytica Headline ARGENTINA: Railway plans may boost China's role ARGENTINA: The government announced yesterday that it would seek to privatise five passenger railway companies, after announcing the planned sale of the state-owned Belgrano Cargas (TAC) cargo railway, which...

... for future rating upgrades of Greek sovereign credit rating. economy industry banking debt equities finance government bonds investment privatisation Banks A man painting a sign of the National Bank of Greece (imageBROKER/Shutterstock) The government concluded...

... that at least 50% of flights continue to operate. Members of the cabinet have been meeting with representatives of other regional airlines, including Brazil's Gol and Chilean JetSmart, in a bid to hand over at least some of AR's operations to them, although government hopes of a full privatisation have thus far...

... assassination civil war constitution debt gender media privatisation protest public sector sport President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Chamila Karunarathne/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) A presidential election will be held on September 21. Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks another term...

...Oxford Analytica Headline BAHRAIN: Further partial privatisations will be sought © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... growth oil policy privatisation UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Preliminary data released yesterday suggest that the economy grew by 3.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, driven by 4.0% growth in the non-oil sector. Trade accounted for 16.1% of that sector, followed by manufacturing (14.6...

...Oxford Analytica Headline OMAN: Further part-privatisations by IPOs will follow Oman ME/NAF Gulf states Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates economy industry fiscal gas investment oil privatisation Fossil fuels © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved...

... the contents of said sites. 2024 Zambia AF economy industry international relations politics black market foreign investment foreign trade legislation metals mining privatisation reform regulation Metals & mining President Hakainde Hichilema (Xinhua/Shutterstock...

... The exchange rate float will aggravate inflation and trigger a more restrictive monetary policy with higher interest rates. After the failure of recent privatisation efforts, the government is likely to relaunch new efforts as early as 2025. Painful reforms and IMF disbursements are both heavily front-loaded...

... judicial monetary oil policy privatisation public sector Fossil fuels ARGENTINA: According to online media outlet La Politica Online yesterday, state oil company YPF's first-half results show a year-on-year increase of over 400% in its advertising and media spending, to ARS33bn (over...