By Bassel Khatoun, Managing Director, Director of Research, Director of Portfolio Management, Frontier and MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity, and Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity
While the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the near-term profitability of many companies across the globe, it's important for investors to take a long-term view, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity's Bassel Khatoun and Salah Shamma. Here, they share their latest outlook for countries and companies in the Middle East and North African ((MENA)) region.
Global policymakers continue to perform a balancing