Publications

Weekly Insight: Accentuate the Positive

February 16, 2017

Markets -Follow the money, mind the regulators Euro area -a solid foundation for 2017 Japan -Mr. Abe goes to Washington Venezuela -a ticking social

IIF Dispatch: Update from Athens - Part 1

February 16, 2017

DéjÃ vu for Greece: Hoping for a compromise on debt relief A recent visit to Athens has brought back a sense of déjÃ vu! Unfortunately, Greece is

IIF Status Update on US Financial Regulatory Reform

February 15, 2017

In order to provide an overview of the status of both Congressional and Presidential initiatives, the following note outlines four major current issue

IIF-GFMA Joint Response - TFCD Climate-related Financial Disclosures

February 14, 2017

In the letter, the Associations are supportive of the objective of greater public disclosure of financial risks arising from climate change and policy

January 2017 EM Growth Tracker

February 13, 2017

EM Growth Tracker starts 2017 at 6.4% 3m/3m saar - the highest since 2011 Hard data has seen marked improvement, underpinning recent strength Trade da

February 2017 Capital Markets Monitor Chartbook

February 13, 2017

How much more steam in the reflation trade?' "¢ Cross-asset : While February has seen renewed appetite for the reflation trade, January's more sober

Oil Update: Challenges to Tranquility

February 12, 2017

Stability in oil prices to be challenged in coming months OPEC seems to have adhered to production cut"¦ "¦ but US shale producers are ramping up prod

UAE: Improving Sentiment

February 10, 2017

The UAE economy has been relatively resilient to the impact of the slump in oil prices as it has benefited from a relatively diversified economy, exce

IIF Response to EBA Guidelines on PD/LGD Estimation and Treatment of Defaulted Assets

February 10, 2017

The IIF continues to promote greater harmonization of credit risk modeling practices, parameters, and assumptions. Banks' internal models are critical

Emerging Markets Scorecard: Where are the Vulnerabilities?

February 9, 2017

With US-related political risk on the fore, concerns over external financing needs, declining foreign exchange reserves and' the slow pace of structur

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