Political uncertainty across Western Europe – such a major concern at the beginning of the year – has diminished considerably. Looking forward, political uncertainty will further decline in H2, facilitating improved market conditions and resulting in a stronger than expected…
For EMEA multinational executives, 2017 brings a range of potential disruptions which complicate planning, make customers more hesitant, and risk distracting local teams from focusing on execution. While the region with its complexity and wide geography is constantly experiencing disruptions,…
Not even a month has passed since Jimmy Morales won Guatemala’s presidential elections running on a strong anti-corruption platform, and already there is a new mass protest against corruption to be held in Guatemala City on Nov.28. Guatemalans first began…
As the Nov. 8 elections in Myanmar come closer, multinationals need to start thinking about how critical this will be for their businesses moving forward. Myanmar continues to be one of the most under-penetrated markets for all multinationals in the…
Argentina’s presidential primary is over, and the stage is now set for October’s presidential and legislative elections. With the participation of 92.8 percent of the country’s registered voters, Argentina’s primary election results provide a good indication of how the actual election is…
Turkey’s general elections resulted in an unprecedented challenge to the country’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s power on Sunday. For the first time since taking power in 2002 the AKP failed to form a single party government, despite winning the…
From CNBC: As results for the elections in Nigeria start to come out, Anna Rosenberg, sub-Saharan Africa analyst at Frontier Strategy Group, says the most recent results are “encouraging,” and discusses the likely scenarios depending on who wins.