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Fintech is a major force shaping the structure of the financial industry in Sub Saharan Africa and it is rapidly changing the competitive landscape. Block chain technologies specifically have shown great promise to solve issues around access to banking, money, and mortgages. Across the continent it's also transforming access to energy, education and even healthcare. Is it too good to be true? Should Central Banks race to use digital currency? What should we be thinking about around social economic change, data protection, accountability, regulations and policy? Our analysts talk through this complex issue. Anton Casteleijn, Senior Economist, Sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/casteleijn-anton Theo Acheampong, Senior Analyst Country Risk – Sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/acheampong-theo Alisa Strobel, Senior Economist, Sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/strobel-alisa.html Brian Lawson, Senior Economic and Financial Consultant, Country Risk, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/lawson-brian

Understanding the full scope of the risks underlying your proposed projects is critical – from fiscal risk to political, operational, legal, and security risks. Our experts look at the full risk exposures impacting LNG projects in Mozambique and Tanzania using our country risk investment model. Piero Branella, Associate Director, Risk Intelligence, IHS Markit Roderick Bruce, Research and Analysis Associate Director, E&P Terms and Above-Ground Risk, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/bruce-roderick Eva Renon, Senior Country Risk Analyst, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/renon-eva Read more: https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/country-risk-premiums-quarterly-q3-2021.html

Tight labor markets are causing issues for services and manufacturing industries around the globe. These labor shortages are creating and exacerbating supply chain challenges and will continue to do so for at least the next 12 months. Our pricing team untangles this complicated challenge and explores the structural issues, wage growth pressures, social schemes, and training needs we will face as economic recovery from the pandemic moves forward. John Anton, Director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/anton-john Emily Crowley, Associate Director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/crowley-emily Sophie Malin, Senior Economist, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/malin-sophie.html

With growing concerns around the increase in natural disasters, water shortages, and rising temperatures we are closely watching related unrest and even conflict driven by some of implications for climate change. In today's episode we look how these incidents are disrupting regional stability, shaping future policy, shifting economic growth and investment plans, and re-imagining sectors and supply chains. Jordan Anderson, Senior Analyst, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/anderson-jordan Jihane Boudiaf, Analyst, Country Risk, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/boudiaf-jihane Ailsa Rosales, Country Risk Analyst, Latin America and Caribbean, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/rosales-ailsa.html Diego Iscaro, Senior Economist, Europe Economics https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/iscaro-diego Petya Barzilska, Sr. Research Analyst II, Europe & CIS Country Risk, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/barzilska-petya

Malaysian factories suffered shutdowns in June due to the rise in Delta variant cases and, as of now, are still not operating at full capacity. Our PMI survey results showed a close-to-record decline in output and new orders. This does not bode well for Malaysian manufacturing, employment, and much needed relief in supply chain delays. But is it all dismal? Perhaps new fiscal policies in Hong Kong SAR offer some hope for recovery? Join our PMI economists as they discuss these issues and more. Paul Smith, Economics Director, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/smith-paul.html Andrew Harker, Economics Director, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/harker-andrew.html Usamah Bhatti, Economist, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/bhatti-usamah.html

Hakainde Hichilema, the leader of the United Party for National Development, won the 12 August Zambian presidential election. In today's episode, our Sub-Saharan team discusses the important policy interventions we can expect from the new government and what this will mean for economic recovery and debt sustainability going forward. Langelihle Malimela, Senior analyst, Country Risk – Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/malimela-langelihle Thea Fourie, Associate Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Economics, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/fourie-theaTheo Theo Acheampong, Senior Analyst Country Risk – Sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/acheampong-theo

In this episode, our Pricing and Purchasing experts looking at the next level downstream at how the changes in commodity prices and shortages are impacting the cost and availability of machinery the machinery and equipment businesses need to operate. With record escalations in almost all commodities, we are just now seeing an explosion in prices in items these inputs feed. It's becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to maintain prices as they once were – what can the market withstand and for how long? Our experts provide some answers. Maxwell Clarke Senior Economist, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/clarke-maxwell John Anton Director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/anton-john #commodities #supplychain

Often held up as the only democratic success story to come out of the Arab Spring, Tunisia has struggled through a decade of consistent unrest and poor economic growth. This all came to a head on 25 July when president, Kais Saied, activated article 80 of the Constitution thus suspending the activities of parliament and parliamentary immunity, and dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. Our middle East and North Africa experts sit down to talk about the incidents that led to this soft coup, what we believe is next to come, and how this is going to further influence the economic trajectory of the county. Jack Kennedy, Senior Analyst, Country Risk – Middle East and North Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/kennedy-jack-a Yasmin Ghozzi, North Africa Senior Economist, Economics & Country Risk, IHS Markit Ludovico Carlino, Principal Analyst, Country Risk – Middle East and North Africa, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/carlino-ludovico

What's driving growth in manufacturing production around the globe? Our PMI economists join us to discuss what our PMI surveys are telling us in real-time about confidence, output, and supply disruption. Using the Czech Republic as a starting point, they discuss trends, delivery times, the spread of the Delta Variant, and our expectations for inflation. Paul Smith, Director, Economic Indices, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/smith-paul.html Andrew Harker, Senior Economics, Economic Indices, IHS Markit, https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/harker-andrew.html Sian Jones, Senior Economist, Economic Indices, IHS Markit https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/jones-sian.html

After many choppy weeks for commodity markets, the transition in pricing is finally beginning. However, the same cannot be said for the semiconductor industry. Continued tightness in supply, as well as increases in input costs, has created serious issues along the supply chain and across multiple industries. Our experts provide their thoughts on the current state of affairs, the short-term bumps, and the long-term structural factors that are going to be driving the market for the foreseeable future. John Mothersole, Director of Research, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/mothersole-john John Bauman, Economics Associate Director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/bauman-john