Shan Saeed, IQI’s chief economist tells us why confidence in the ringgit will return.
Corruption and productivity; these are the 2 main reasons why Europe is falling apart and going into an abysmal state. According to RAND CORPORATION report [ THINK TANK] dated March 22, 2016, corruption in Europe stands at 1.2 trillion [6% of GDP]. People are running away from Europe. Productivity is down by 20-30% , living…
Last year, we did our “Predictions Analysis for 2016” piece right after the US elections. So naturally we had to wait. The new financial year will start soon, so this is the right time to have a look at what is the economic prediction for 2017. It’s very surprising for some people to know how…
The US dollar has moved higher after Nov 8th 2016, following Donald Trump’s election win. The world’s reserve currency is showing its strength finally. After the elections, the dollar had one of its sharpest rises ever against a basket of rich-country peers. It is now 40% above its lows in Aug -Sept 2011. It has…