Publications

Lebanon: Light at the End of the Tunnel?

October 31, 2016

There is room for optimism in Lebanon. After 29 months of presidential vacuum, on October 31 the parliament elected Michel Aoun, 81 years old, as the

Response - CPMI/IOSCO Consultation on Resilience and Recovery of CCPs

October 31, 2016

CPMI/IOSCO are not intending to create additional standards for CCPs but aim to provide greater clarity and detail about how they expect CCPs to imple

Response - FSB Note on Essential Aspects of CCP Resolution Planning

October 31, 2016

The FSB had sought comment on issues which are considered crucial to the design of an effective resolution framework including resolution approaches a

IIF Dispatch: Update from Brazil

October 28, 2016

We come back cautiously optimistic from our recent trip to Brazil. Policy effectiveness has increased and appetite for populist fixes has diminished.

IIF Dispatch: Update on South Africa

October 27, 2016

SUFFICIENT TO AVOID A DOWNGRADE? ' ' ' ' The eagerly awaited Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which sets the fiscal framework for the ne

Weekly Insight: Bond Bears Bite

October 27, 2016

Contemplating the impact of higher U.S. rates G3 PMIs-return of corporate animal spirits Spain-Rajoy to continue government from weak position Lebanon

Oman: Working to Promote Financial Inclusion

October 27, 2016

Government initiatives have been launched to promote financial inclusion, namely to support wage payments through the banking system and to require ba

Portfolio Allocation Trends: More Cautious Tone on EM Assets ahead of December FOMC

October 26, 2016

Global fund investors in wait-and-see mode : Over the past few weeks, global mutual funds and ETFs have attracted some $18 billion of net inflows, but

October 2016 Capital Markets Monitor Chartbook: Waiting for the Fed

October 25, 2016

Cross-asset : Anticipation of a U.S. rate hike in December and fears of a "hard Brexit" sparked a degree of risk aversion in October; the British poun

IIF Dispatch: Update on Venezuela

October 25, 2016

Bond swap falls below target. On October 24, state-owned oil company PDVSA announced that holders of 39.4% of the $7.1 billion in bonds due in April a

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