August 19, 2020 Parkway Pantai: Good Brand with Limited Upside Asia, Credit Parkway Pantai Warut Promboon Summary Asset Class Credit Quality High yield Geography Singapore/ Malaysia Sector Healthcare Credit rating NR Report date 3-AUG-20 We initiate our coverage of Parkway Pantai Limited (Parkway Pantai), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare Bhd of which major shareholders include A3-rated Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co and Khazanah Nasional Bhd,... Read More...
Africa August 19, 2020 MALI: Coup d’état sending jitters across the region Mali, Emerging Markets, Politics Keita Malte Liewerscheidt On 18 August, mutinous soldiers arrested the increasingly unpopular President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (‘IBK’) who declared his resignation and dissolved parliament in the evening. In a statement broadcast in the early hours of 19 August, the coup leaders promised... Read More...
Europe August 19, 2020 BELARUS: Lukashenko might go, but Russia’s influence will remain Belarus, Politics Lukashenko Andrius Tursa, Carsten Nickel Targeted EU sanctions... Read More...
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Europe August 19, 2020 EUROPE: The differences between two waves Europe, Politics covid-19 Antonio Barroso, Carsten Nickel, Luis Cornago European governments will only resort to nationwide lockdowns as a last resort. Countries will probably continue failing to coordinate their border policies. The coming days are crunch time for crucial decisions, such as whether to extend furlough schemes.… Read... Read More...
Latam August 19, 2020 ARGENTINA: Public disaffection and political weakness Argentina, Emerging Markets, Politics editorial Nicholas Watson Major protests that... Read More...
Europe August 19, 2020 TURKEY: A wider Coronavirus (and economic) calamity in the making? Emerging Markets, Politics, Turkey editorial, Erdogan Wolfango Piccoli The Turkish authorities... Read More...