Multinational executives are facing a period of heightened instability in Turkey as the country’s involvement in the Syrian conflict increases, the domestic struggle between the Turkish government and the armed wing of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish movement PKK resurfaces, and the question of…
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…
Low global oil prices pose risks to the economic outlook in Algeria. Follow MENA Analyst Zeynep Kosereisoglu‘s on-the-ground insights as she travels on her research trip through North Africa.
An FSG On the Ground Insight: Zeynep Kosereisoglu, CEE/MENA analyst at Frontier Strategy Group, is currently on a research trip through Northern Africa. Follow her insights on twitter @izeynepk. Multinational corporations are showing increased interest in Algeria due to the country’s favorable demographics and high government…
Tunisians’ worst fears were realized today when armed militants attacked the country’s famous Bardo Museum, resulting in the death of at least 17 tourists and two Tunisians. In my recent trip to Tunis, those I spoke to in the business…
An FSG On the Ground Insight: Zeynep Kosereisoglu, CEE/MENA analyst at Frontier Strategy Group, is currently on a research trip through Northern Africa. Follow her insights on twitter @izeynepk. Algeria, like many emerging markets, is quite different when seen from the ground. After a few…
Three factors are driving risk perceptions among financial investors and undermining the stability of the Turkish lira (TRY): 1. Public debate over economic theory A public disagreement between economists and political authorities over the relationship between interest rates and inflation…