EGPT News and Press, VanEck Vectors Egypt Index From 03/22/22

UAE suffers from concentration risk and is prone to frequent churn. The macro-economic outlook looks encouraging. The yield is attractive and one could even make a case for the valuations, but the ETF looks stretched to the upside and could do with a pullback. For further de...

Pandemic risks persist, yet are expected to be short-lived. Higher oil prices should support growth and public investment. Regional/intraregional politics continue to provide uncertainty. Higher interest rates bode well for the overall banking sector. There appears to be a...

The MENA region is set to witness accelerating economic growth in the near term. We expect MENA real GDP growth at 5.2% in 2022 and 4.6% in 2023. At the same time, global supply chain disruptions, coupled with persistently high energy prices, are likely to trigger upward pressures on ...

VanEck announced today the following 2021 annual distributions per share for its VanEck ® equity exchange-traded funds. The majority, and possibly all, of the dividend distributions will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Funds. A portion of these distributi...

Without a successful green transition everywhere, climate risk is unmanageable anywhere. Not all companies can beat inflation by raising prices – that’s why this is a stock selection environment. The steps Iran has taken demonstrate it is moving closer to attaining n...

The inflation story in emerging markets remains highly differentiated, but the pandemic caused a sharp decline that was felt across all regions. Food inflation has been rising across major emerging markets. However, several local factors impact food inflation, and the causes of higher...

Once a quarter, I conduct a review of market valuations around the globe. Turkey is currently the cheapest market in the world by many measures. Turkey is cheap for many social, geopolitical, and economic reasons, including inflation, currency depreciation, and questionable centra...

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

Emerging markets are still expected to lead the global economic recovery, with forecasted 2021 GDP growth of 6.7% vs. 6.4% for the United States. EM equities rose in May and outpaced developed market stocks. We believe that EMs will continue to show resilience with many countries ...

Last year was eventful on many levels. From a market perspective, the main factor that stands out is of course COVID-19 and how it caused a collapse in the demand for oil, and subsequently, oil prices. While the GCC region was able to reopen its economy earlier than some others, it di...