Publications

Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey - 2016Q2

August 24, 2016

NPLs have also improved, contrary to expectations last quarter, consiste

Portfolio Allocation Trends: Hunt for Yield Intensifies

August 22, 2016

Flows to global mutual funds and ETFs have picked up in recent weeks with net inflows of some $35 billion since late July. With the hunt for yield sti

IIF Dispatch: Update from Colombia

August 15, 2016

ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE Below are the main takeaways from our trip to Colombia last week, where we met public sector officials and representatives of the

July 2016 EM Growth Tracker

August 11, 2016

EM GROWTH STARTS Q3 ON THE RIGHT FOOT Following a jump in June, our EM Growth Tracker moved up further in July, starting the third quarter off on the

Brexit to Hit British Economy Hard

August 11, 2016

Corporate investment will be held back. Government can do little to undo damage from uncertainty. Winners and los

Egypt: IMF Program Could Arrest Economic Deterioration

August 10, 2016

Egypt urgently needs to rectify serious macroeconomic imbalance as a prelude to tackling deeply embedded structural distortions in the economy. Underl

IIF GFMA Follow-up Comments on TLAC Holdings

August 10, 2016

The proposed limitations on cross-holdings among banks of TLAC for market-making or investment purposes are likely to have a significant impact on the

IIF Comments on FATF Consultation on Correspondent Banking and De-Risking

August 10, 2016

The response emphasizes the need for the official sector to provide as much clarity as possible to the industry regarding regulatory expectations for

Where's the Space? It's Mostly Fiscal

After years of exploring unconventional approaches, space for increasing monetary support to address sluggish growth and sub-target inflation in the a

China Spotlight: Walking a Real Estate Tightrope

After a sharp downturn, the relaxation of administrative regulations and monetary easing progressively lifted the real estate market from early 2015,

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