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Investing in South Africa
Despite weaknesses in South Africa’s economy, improving business confidence and the promise of structural reforms create the potential for higher economic growth rates going forward, according to Goldman Sachs’ Colin Coleman, the firm’s sub-Saharan Africa head, and Kunal Shah and Ryad Yousuf, who are leading the firm’s market-making expansion into South Africa. We talked with them about the evolving macroeconomic and political landscape in South Africa, as well as the opportunities and challenges for investors. Learn More
Paths to Power: Big Oils and Utilities’ Diverging Strategies for Energy Convergence
The energy transition may require up to US$30 trillion investments by 2040 in clean energy infrastructure to limit global warming. In this report, we look at the central and different roles of Big Oils and Utilities in enabling this transition. Read Report
A Survivor's Guide to Disruption
In a collection of essays, the Global Markets Institute examines how companies can reshape themselves to better compete in today’s Everything-as-a-Service (EaaS) economy. Read Report
The Disconnect in Risk Appetite
As we hit the year's halfway point, investors are faced with an unusual phenomenon in global markets: riskier assets like equities have rallied alongside their safer peers like bonds and gold. Does this mean the asset classes are sending conflicting signals? Not necessarily, says Goldman Sachs Research’s Christian Mueller-Glissmann. We sat down with him to discuss this apparent disconnect in risk appetite and the outlook for the second half. Learn More
Where Are Retailers Looking For Growth?
Jennifer Davis, head of retail investment banking for Goldman Sachs, shares her views on the retail landscape and what she’s hearing from clients. Listen Now
5G’s Future in China
The race to roll out 5G networks is accelerating across the globe, with US-China trade tensions putting equipment makers in the spotlight. For China, the transition to faster wireless should bring a wave of opportunities for technology stocks, from increased semiconductor demand to a surge in consumer device upgrades, says Goldman Sachs Research’s Allen Chang. We sat down with him to learn more about the scope of the opportunity and how trade tensions could impact rollout. Learn More