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Public sector spending in Sub-Saharan Africa represents an outsized portion of the overall commercial opportunity for MNCs doing business in the region. FSG expects public sector spending – across 6 discrete customer segments – to represent 15% of the region’s…
July 26, 2018 - This post was written by Nikki Doherty, MENA Research Intern Last month, Kuwait’s parliament passed its budget for the 2018/2019 fiscal year – almost three months late– including a significant spending increase despite its sizeable fiscal…
As multinational executives head into 2019 annual planning, they face a highly complex environment in which to make bets that look increasingly at risk of disruption from geopolitical factors. In addition, they need to build 2019 annual plans with a…
Turkey’s economy has remained relatively resilient against the uptick in political instability, especially since the 2015 general elections. A large population, diversified and dynamic private sector, strong export linkages, robust credit growth, consumers’ aspirational spending habits, and government efforts to…
Russia will achieve only moderate, though consistent growth over the next five years as the government avoids undertaking structural reforms that could drive stronger growth. Instead, public spending will rise minimally to boost the economy now that macroeconomic stability has been…
Turkey will remain an attractive market in multinational companies’ (MNCs’) emerging Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) portfolios in the next five years. Consumer, business, and public-sector demand will grow moderately, creating opportunities but not buoying easy revenue growth for…
As they reflect on Q1, EMEA executives can look back to better-than-expected macroeconomic performance, but also a continuation of risks and volatility in the region that make hitting ambitious 2018 targets challenging. Since December, all FSG forecasts for regional growth…