Short term, they are likely to distract the government from its urgent priorities (Covid-19, inflation and fiscal deficit control, external debt issuance, the IMF loan), compounding its loss of mass popularity since winning the 2018 election, and thi...

Technology and innovation have transformed the digital food delivery industry over the past five years, morphing it into a US$110bn business that has reshaped dining habits and disrupted traditional restaurant models. We estimate that Uber Eats has b...

If remittances drop 20% who is exposed in emerging and frontier markets?

Near the end of an American Football game when the offensive team is desperate it will attempt a long pass with potentially heroic consequences but, generally low probability of success - the ‘Hail Mary’ play. It is perhaps too cynical an observation...

As per provisional data, overall OMC sales in July 2020 grew 8% yoy and 3% mom to 1.66mn tons. Excluding furnace oil (FO), sales are higher 15% yoy but down 5% mom. Sales of Mogas (petrol) and HSD (diesel) were up 14% and 24% yoy in July because of (...

National CPI rose to 9.3% yoy in July 2020 vs. 8.6% yoy in June. Urban non-food inflation continued to drop (3.9% in July vs. 4.7% in June), while Rural non-food inflation rose to 6.3% vs. 5.8% in the previous month. This was largely led by yoy rise...