Peter Janssen explores the challenges facing Vietnam’s domestic environment, including its heavy dependence on exports to the US and tourists from China, as well as rising problems in its real estate sector.
Halfway through the country's Vision 2030 programme, Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in its economic reform programme. Yet efforts to further boost the private sector and attract foreign investment face stiff challenges.
While a spike in oil revenues is predicted to return government finances to a surplus for the first time since 2014, vital economic reforms appear as far off as ever.
The heavy weight of geopolitical issues and the potential of intraregional growth are among the topics discussed with The Banker by this roundtable of economists.
Inflation is soaring as the country returns to the IMF for the fourth time since 2016.
The International Monetary Fund is due to release a tranche of over $1bn to the country.
The country faces an uphill battle to prepare for a future beyond oil.
Three years after the start of the pandemic, China has dropped its zero-Covid rules and fully reopened its economy. While GDP for 2022 was sluggish, renewed consumer spending forms the basis for recovery in 2023.
In 2022, the country’s largest banks posted double-digit pre-tax profits.
Inflation and the rate hikes are likely to dominate Mexico’s economic landscape this year, although foreign and domestic investment might address long-term challenges.