Since the launch of the war against Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian economy has faced unprecedented economic challenges that threaten its long-term growth prospects. As the conflict now extends to Russian soil with the recent Kursk incursion, the question of whether Russia can sustain its economy becomes more pressing.

Companies wishing to bid on government contracts over SAR 100 million must demonstrate that their level of local “economic participation” equals at least 35% of the value of imported content. This is the latest in a series of disruptive localization regulations in the Kingdom, and necessitates significant additional investments from healthcare MNCs.

Europe remains stuck in a low growth environment amid persisting macroeconomic headwinds. MNCs cannot afford to underperform, however, in EMEA’s largest revenues base, making identifying opportunities and prioritizing key sectors critical. While broad industrial and services activity will likely continue to struggle, individual sectoral performance will diverge, which will dictate new opportunities.

The inclusion of the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) in the new “national unity” coalition has created elevated expectations of the government’s ability to address deep-rooted economic weaknesses. In this webinar, we will examine whether proposed economic reforms will result in stronger growth and greater commercial opportunities for companies.

Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a significant restructuring of its healthcare sector, resulting in disruption for healthcare MNCs. The implementation of national health insurance is leading to an increased focus on cost containment. In this webinar, we will share its expectations for Saudi Arabia’s health sector reform plans, as well as discuss the business impact on healthcare MNCs, to help you stay ahead of the curve.

Kazakhstan presents itself as a leading destination for business expansion and investment. With its strategic location, resilient economy, and abundant resources, Kazakhstan stands out in the region and offers significant opportunities for multinationals amid evolving macroeconomic trends. Join us to find out how to capitalize on these opportunities.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) economic growth outlook remains robust by global standards. However, performance will diverge between markets within SSA, curtailing MNCs’ commercial performance. Lackluster growth and hardening operating conditions in the region’s largest economies of South Africa and Nigeria will contrast with buoyant activity in SSA’s smaller markets.

We’ve been hearing the following questions repeatedly from clients: When will demand pick up again in Europe? Is there going to be an energy crisis this coming winter? In this webinar, we answer these questions based on the macroeconomic outlook, the energy situation, the War in Ukraine, and client feedback. These insights will help you plan for some of the mild recoveries expected in H2 in some markets and sectors.

The results of Turkey’s most critical elections in the last two decades will have significant socio-political, economic and business implications. This webinar provides a brief initial analysis on the results of Turkey’s elections, looking at the political scene, the outlook for the exchange rate and initial response that can be expected on government, business and consumer behavior.

Saudi Arabia will remain one of the stronger economies in 2023. As we near 2024, firms selling to the public sector are getting ready for the Regional Headquarters program. In this webinar, we show multinationals how to prepare their business by sharing details related to the regulations and its expected economic effects on Saudi Arabia and the region.

2022 was a turning point for the Russian healthcare market, which moved from “full of opportunities” to “full of questions.” Will cuts in the public budget affect market opportunities for the healthcare sector? Which localization targets will be priorities for the Russian government? In this webinar, FrontierView’s healthcare research team discusses the major questions confronting pharmaceutical and medical device decision makers in 2023.

The ongoing energy crisis and persistently high inflation continue to have ripple effects on healthcare spending in Central Europe amid challenging macroeconomic, geopolitical, and governance environments in 2023, provoking a variety of questions among decision makers. In this webinar, our healthcare research team shares insights on Central European countries in 2023.

Turkey is approaching a critical election in Q2 2023, with the outlook for the economy remaining highly uncertain. The devastating earthquake that occurred on February 6th has not only created a humanitarian crisis but will also have economic and political implications. In this webinar, FrontierView shares initial analysis on the economic implications of the earthquake.

On August 9, Kenya goes to the polls to elect parliamentarians and a new president. In recent months, prospects of victory by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement have increased. In this Webinar, we examine possible scenarios for the election, as well as its impact on the macroeconomic and operating environment over the coming months.

An energy war in Europe is brewing, overturning Europe’s decades-long reliance on Russian oil and gas in a matter of months. Following a summary of how Europe got to this point and the outlook for energy relations between Russia and Europe, we will evaluate the impact on economies across Europe, focusing on GDP, consumer spending, inflation, and government responses.

In this interactive webinar, Oxford Analytica and FrontierView experts will discuss the outlook for US and EU relations with China, the risks of broader global decoupling, as well as implications from a policy and international business perspective. We’ll tackle questions about the biggest risks from a policy perspective to plan for and the future of international business investments in China.

In this webinar, Matthew Kindinger, FrontierView’s practice leader for Sub-Saharan Africa, will provide an outlook for the South African business climate through 2023, providing the assumptions MNCs need. Amid rising political uncertainty, this event will examine expectations for economic growth, the rand, and inflation, as well as prospects for recoveries in consumer, business, and public sector demand.

The EMEA region will see normalization in growth figures for WEUR & CEE, slight acceleration in the MENA region, and moderate growth in SSA in 2022. This webinar will share FrontierView’s outlook across the EMEA region, touching on the opportunities within consumer, business, and public sector demand; key exchange rate and inflation expectations; as well as operational risks to watch.

Central and Eastern European economies are likely to continue to outperform in terms of growth, and solid macroeconomic fundamentals should ensure that performance extends well into 2023. Still, geopolitical tensions and operational challenges, combined with elevated inflationary pressures, will continue to cloud the outlook.

Growth in the MENA region will accelerate in 2022. In this webinar, FrontierView’s MENA team will share the political and economic outlooks for the region, highlighting the opportunities and challenges executives should prepare for in their 2022 strategies, and the key actions MNCs are undertaking to outgrow market performance this year.

In this webinar, we’ll provide our latest analysis on the war in Ukraine, scenarios for the further development of the conflict, and implications for companies with global operations. We’ll discuss the impact on energy and commodity prices, shipping disruptions, as well as some of the operational and demand planning challenges companies were already facing globally.

In this webinar, Matthew Kindinger and Daniel Sodimu will discuss our view on the business outlook in 2022. This event will examine the outlook for economic growth, currencies, and inflation, and provide the recovery assumptions MNCs need to capture the growing demand across business, consumer, and public sector customers while protecting against key operational risks across the region.

This webinar will feature a comprehensive overview of the business challenges that executives should expect throughout 2022. An uneasy inflationary environment will persist, significantly complicating pricing negotiations and demand planning, necessitating greater focus on execution, especially considering the diverging paces of economic activity across both individual markets and subregions.

Join John MacLeod from Oxford Analytica and Mark McNamee from FrontierView for a highly interactive discussion on the latest situation between Russia, Ukraine, and NATO, what we should expect to see next, and implications across a broad range of areas – from European security to impact on multinationals’ operations across the Russia and CIS region.

Countries in the MENA region will begin next year with diverging outlooks, and the differences in vaccination programs, approach to COVID-19 restrictions, level of fiscal strain and public stimulus, sophistication of e-commerce infrastructure, and degrees of political risk will all result in a diverse portfolio of markets to manager.

FrontierView presents an assessment of the macroeconomic outlook for the region, including expectations for COVID and restrictions across the region, resulting variations in recoveries of primary markets in the region, and inflation trends, among other topics. In addition, we will share anecdotes from EMEA executives regarding their plans for their portfolio allocations and sales-force structures.

While Sub-Saharan African (SSA) markets have displayed remarkable resilience during the pandemic, the outlook for 2022 is uncertain. Frontierview’s webinar will highlight updated SSA trends that will help executives navigate planning and operational challenges – and identify growth opportunities – through 2022.

This webinar, a discussion of our outlook on the CEE region for 2022 will help executives identify and plan for key opportunities resulting from likely strong economic activity going into Q4 2021 and 2022, as well as plan for risks, such as post-pandemic operational challenges.

Highlighting the strongest opportunities across Western Europe’s primary countries and consumer and business segments. This webinar will focus on WEUR executives’ primary business challenges in a post-pandemic environment of rebounding growth thanks to considerable pent-up demand and confidence.

Join FrontierView’s research team for an update on Saudi Arabia’s healthcare policy and expenditure outlook, where we share our revised expectations for the country’s healthcare landscape and look at progress toward Vision 2030 goals amid an uncertain post-COVID landscape.

In this webinar, executives will be able to better navigate planning and operational challenges SSA markets, including South Africa and Nigeria, that are arising from uneven economic performance and the lingering effects of COVID-19 disruption throughout 2021.

Since the year began, businesses have reported a solid, consistent recovery in demand (a reflection of consumer, business, and public investment performances); however, can this recovery be sustained throughout H2 and into 2022, or was the H1 rebound the result of pent-up demand from 2020?

As the world emerges from the peak of the COVID-19 crisis and enters a gradual normalization period, multinational company executives will face a complex emerging EMEA region. Countries will vary significantly in their pace of vaccination and economic normalization, complicating demand planning.

The Turkish economy will grow around 4% in 2021, with a relatively more stable lira, high interest rates, and most importantly for the healthcare sector, a higher fiscal deficit and public debt levels. The country will progress ahead with its vaccination program, likely opening up the economy in Q2 2021.

The MENA region enters its recovery path in 2021, however countries are diverging significantly in terms of their COVID-19 restrictions, vaccination programs and pace of rebound in their economic activity levels. This webinar will share FrontierView’s outlook on the MENA region.

In this webinar, FrontierView will provide a comprehensive outlook for Central European and Russia/CIS markets, evaluating key drivers of growth and trends throughout 2021. We will also discuss key actions that executives can consider in capturing future opportunities and mitigating risks.

This webinar highlights Western European Countries and segments with FrontierView’s updated economic outlook for the region’s largest economies for 2021, informing assumptions with revised forecasts to effectively estimate the pace of recovery within WEUR for B2C, B2B, and B2G firms.

Turkey is entering 2021 with high inflation, ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine preparations, risk of further sanctions from the EU and the US, and weak economic confidence. This webinar shares the outlook for Turkey’s economy and main sectors in 2021, revised forecasts for key indicators based on the latest developments and more.

When will demand and sentiment start to improve more consistently? How long will current restrictions last? These are the questions we are hearing from clients. In this webinar we provide our outlook for Russia in the coming months and the rest of 2021, with insights related to the country’s progress in combating the pandemic and its economy’s trajectory as a result.