CATEGORY: OBG Talks
After a dramatic week in the trade dispute between Mexico and the US, some form of rapprochement seems to have been reached and the threat of trade tariffs by the US has been withdrawn. What is the dispute really about, what does it mean for business and investor sentiment, and what are the domestic political implications for López Obrador and Trump?
With the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) closer than ever to becoming a reality, the results of Oxford Business Group’s Business Barometer in Africa have shown that the continent’s business community is upbeat about the deal, with the largest majority of the survey respondents saying it will have a positive or very positive impact on intra-regional levels.
As Indonesia gears up for Presidential polls in 2019, Oxford Business Group’s recent CEO survey of Jakarta-based executives showed that corporate decision-makers remain upbeat despite the country’s vulnerability to capital flight.