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The Balkans region will see rising instability and unrest over the coming years, as a result of ethnic or social tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, and Macedonia, the spectre of Islamic State (IS) gaining a foothold in the region, and the probable weakening of the EU as a policy anchor. Meanwhile, ongoing geopolitical rivalry between

Nigus Enfinity's plans to start importing EVs into Nigeria from 2018 and assembling these vehicles by 2020 will meet considerable challenges in the form of affordability issues faced by the majority of Nigerians, an unreliable power supply and non-existent charging infrastructure.

In August 2017, Nigerian company Nigus Enfinity announced that it

Global rating outlooks are more negative than a year ago across most rating sectors.

"The greatest challenges are undoubtedly faced by emerging market issuers in all sectors, but this is a global trend - the outlook bias is also negative for developed-market entities across the majority of sectors," said Monica Insoll, Managing Director, in Fitch

Short-Term Outlook (three-to-six months)

We now hold a neutral view on cocoa prices over the short term as we expect cocoa to bottom and trade sideways over H117 following a tumble in cocoa prices over H216 on the back of improved fundamentals and bearish sentiment. Although a good 2016/17 West African season will improve global supply over 2017

We expect to see strong interest in Unilever's margarine and spreads unit, due to a reasonable valuation and opportunities for further growth in emerging markets. The decline in sales in developed markets will remain a challenge for any potential investor, as consumers have moved away from spread products as an everyday staple. Potential offers

BMI View: Continued fiscal constraints will limit public spending across Latin America in 2017, with countries which have prioritized institutional reforms aimed at enabling and attracting private investment set to outperform. Additionally, we highlight the potential for further reform in the wake of the Lavo Jato corruption scandal and the

BMI Aluminium Forecast

BMI View: We forecast aluminium prices to average USD1,700/tonne in 2017 and steadily increase to average USD1,900/tonne by 2021 as the global aluminium market shifts into a deficit.

Short-Term Outlook (three-to-six months)

We have increased our 2017 aluminium price forecast to USD1,700/tonne from USD1,625/tonne, as

Our outlook for the construction and infrastructure industry in Asia in 2017 remains stable, with outperformers in emerging and frontier Southeast Asian markets balancing slower growth in developed markets and China. Governments will play a larger role in both facilitating private investment in infrastructure and implementing their own fiscal

Stronger oil prices in 2017 will create more stability, supporting rebalancing in the market and new investment. The wider adoption of clean fuels standards and tapering fuels consumption growth will promote more downstream investment in petrochemicals.

Our key themes in oil and gas for 2017 are predominantly focused around two areas. On the

BMI View : Regulatory, competitive, macroeconomic and technological pressures will again be the main forces shaping the global telecommunications industry in 2017. Although our core outlook is one of 'business as usual', we acknowledge that the steady replacement of globalist economic planning with more localised 'populist' approaches to driving