Credit constraints for SMEs particularly in the emerging markets is fast becoming a new norm. SMEs from Poland to Zimbabwe are facing liquidity gaps and remain mostly reliant on bank debt to run their business, ensure cashflow and fund investments. Yet, due to the inherently high risk involved for banks to lend money to SMEs,…
We now find ourselves in a world that is almost unrecognisable from the one we started off with in 2016 and for global investors looking for even an ounce of certainty and security there are fewer options for placing their capital. In this short article I would like to briefly examine where the world stands…
The landslide election of Rodrigo Duterte on May 9th 2016, who garnered almost as much support as his next two rivals combined, has been in great part attributed to his tough stance on curbing criminality, promising to wage a war against criminals. Despite the criticisms of various media outlets on his disregard of extrajudicial killings,…