Publications

Basel Capital Reforms: Impact on Emerging Markets

January 3, 2017

The proposed changes to the Basel III capital framework could further accentuate de-risking trends by global banks, with adverse impacts on cross-bord

Global Debt Monitor - January 2017

January 3, 2017

With borrowing costs across mature and emerging markets on the ri

IIF EM Lending Survey User Guide

December 23, 2016

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 1) How is the EM lending survey conducted? 2) Is the EM bank lending survey similar to the lending surveys conducted by th

Hungary: Growth Falters as EU Subsidies Fall

December 22, 2016

Real GDP growth has slowed as EU budget transfers fell in 2016, despite supportive fiscal and monetary policies.' Lower growth prompted an increase in

IIF Flows Alert: Post-Election EM Outflow Continues

December 20, 2016

The retrenchment in non-resident portfolio flows to emerging markets that began on November 11th has yet to come to an end, according to our methodolo

December 2016 Global Economic Chartbook

December 20, 2016

The December 2016 edition of the IIF Global Economic Chartbook summarizes our current views on the global economy, drawing on our latest' Global Econo

Ukraine: Bold Move

December 20, 2016

The country's largest bank was nationalized on Sunday, December 18.' PrivatBank, owned by the oligarch and former Dnipro governor Ihor Kolomoisky, con

IIF Dispatch: Update from China

December 19, 2016

When visiting China last week, we found more confidence that recent economic growth had stabilized, but also greater uncertainty about 2017 given elev

IIF Dispatch: Update from South Africa

December 16, 2016

Our recent visit to South Africa found an economy struggling to grow against a backdrop of increasing political strains, weak confidence and the need

IIF Weekly Insight: Buckle Up

December 15, 2016

1.' Markets brace for higher bond yields, stronger USD: As investors digest the implications of the Fed's rather hawkish hike (see below), they see l

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