Economy

Con un crecimiento modesto de su economía y afianzadas las relaciones comerciales con sus socios clave, México está listo para entrar al 2019 con buen pie. Sin embargo, prevalece un ambiente de incertidumbre sobre la dirección que tomarían las políticas del nuevo gobierno de izquierda y su posible impacto en las inversiones.

Nigeria has continued its economic recovery in 2018 on the back of an increase in oil revenue; however, fluctuating energy prices, increasing debt and an election in early 2019 could pose challenges moving forward.

Increasing levels of private consumption and investment, backed by the government’s infrastructure programmes, helped Thailand’s economy expand in 2018, although a decline in external demand and lower tourism receipts are expected to dampen full-year growth.

Strong non-oil sector and foreign direct investment (FDI) growth combined to deliver Bahrain momentum through 2018, with the country’s biggest hydrocarbons discovery in decades expected to strengthen its fiscal position in the years ahead.

Stronger energy revenue for much of the year and liberalisation reforms have helped Saudi Arabia’s economy rebound in 2018, though falling oil prices late in the year and the potential fallout over security issues could affect growth moving forward.