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Entries for 'Debt'
IIF Policy Letter on the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable
April 11, 2024
In light of the 2024 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, this letter sets out private sector perspectives on the G20-IMF-World Bank convened Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable to expedite a predictable and orderly debt restructuring process.
Frontier Markets Debt Monitor: Spring Meetings Policy Focus on Debt Sustainability
April 11, 2024
In 2023, frontier market (FM) accumulated some $20 billion of new debt, bringing the total to $3.5 trillion. For the first time since 2020, the FM debt-to-GDP ratio increased, as growth and inflation subsided.
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 70: In a New York State of Mind – Proposed Sovereign Debt Legislation and its Consequences
March 25, 2024
In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by IIF's Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director and Head of Sustainability, to discuss recent legislative a...
ESG Flows and Markets: Risk-on sentiment supports market expansion
March 14, 2024
Global climate flows surpassed $2 trillion in 2023—up from $1.4 trillion in 2022. While still well short of the estimated $8.1 trillion annual pace needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the pickup reflects the strong growth in climate finance commitments in recent years.
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 67: Surfing the Debt Tsunami
March 4, 2024
In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by IIF's Director of Sustainability Research, Emre Tiftik, to give an update on the current state o...
Global Debt Monitor: Politics, Policy and Debt Markets—What to Watch in 2024
February 21, 2024
Over $15 trillion was added to the global debt mountain last year, bringing the total to a new record high of $313 trillion. The global debt-to-GDP ratio declined for a third consecutive year, largely driven by mature markets.
Sustainable Debt Monitor: Looking for Traction—Can the G20 Help?
February 6, 2024
The ESG-labelled debt universe grew by 25% in 2023, nearing $6 trillion. However, this is still less than 2% of the global debt universe—policy support, including from the G20 Brazil Presidency, could support substantial market expansion.
Weekly Insight: Managing EM Sovereign Liquidity Risks
January 23, 2024
EM Eurobond issuance remains weak in early 2024, with higher global rates crowding out investment flows to riskier emerging markets and market access constrained by policy risks—including lengthy and contentious debt workouts.
Weekly Insight: New era for U.S.-Venezuela relations?
December 7, 2023
The U.S. has temporarily lifted economic sanctions on Venezuela, leading to a sharp resurgence of investor interest. Heightened tensions over the Guyana Essequibo region and the recent order to arrest opposition members in Venezuela seem to undermine Venezuela’s negotiated position to end sanctions and raise the possibility of the reimposition of “snapback sanctions.”
ESG Flows and Markets: Financing climate transition in an era of geoeconomic fragmentation
December 7, 2023
Global climate flows are on track to surpass $2 trillion in 2023—up from $1.4 trillion in 2022. While still well short of the estimated $8.6 trillion annual pace needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the pickup reflects the strong growth in climate finance commitments in recent years.
Global Debt Monitor: Politics and Climate Finance in a High-Debt World
November 16, 2023
Global debt reached a staggering $307 trillion in Q3 2023, with a big increase across the board in both mature markets (U.S., Japan, France, and the UK) and emerging markets (China, India, Brazil, and Mexico).
Sustainable Debt Monitor: Progress, challenges on the road to COP28
November 2, 2023
The ESG debt universe has expanded by $1.1 trillion over the past four quarters, surpassing $5.6 trillion in Q3 2023.
Weekly Insight: The long shadow of geopolitics
October 26, 2023
Rising global tensions and political divides could hinder multilateral efforts to achieve sustainable development goals. Global economic performance remains subdued, with significant regional disparities; a contributing factor has been the prolonged stagnation in global capital flows over the past 15 years amid post-financial crisis regulatory initiatives.
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 54: Annual Meetings in Marrakech: Key Takeaways
October 16, 2023
In this episode of Current Account, Clay records live from the IIF's Annual Membership Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco. He is accompanied by colleagues...
Frontier Markets Debt Monitor: Tenuous recovery, risks ahead
October 5, 2023
After reaching an all-time high of $3.5 trillion in Q1 2023, total debt in frontier markets (FM) saw a slight decline in Q2 2023.
Weekly Insight: Towards Better Sovereign Debt Restructuring
October 4, 2023
Sovereign debt vulnerabilities in emerging markets and developing economies—already worrying—are expected to intensify in the face of higher borrowing costs.
Global Debt Monitor: In Search of Sustainability
September 19, 2023
In a higher-rate environment, the global debt stock rose by $10 trillion to a new record high of $307 trillion in H1 2023.
Weekly Insight: Addressing domestic debt vulnerabilities
September 13, 2023
Over the past 15 years, EM government debt levels have soared, with domestic debt accounting for much of the increase. Debt issued under foreign law now constitutes only about 10% of total borrowing by EM governments.
Weekly insight: Pickup in EM sovereign debt issuance
September 7, 2023
Emerging market sovereign borrowers have raised some $85 billion from international debt markets to date this year, up from over $60 billion during the same period last year. However, this pace is still significantly weaker than it was pre-pandemic ($150 billion per year on average from 2016-2019).
ESG Flows and Markets: Net Zero Transition - Slow but Steady
August 1, 2023
Global climate flows surpassed $1.1 trillion in 2022 - up over 25% from $870 billion in 2021. However, this is still well short of what will be needed to achieve net-zero emissions. ESG stock and bond market performance improved in Q2 2023. Despite rapid growth, ESG integration in global debt markets is still at an early stage: just 6.1% of total debt issuance in Q2 2023 was ESG-linked.
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