Publications

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

IIF Flows Alert: EM Flows Reversal Ends After One Week

October 24, 2016

The reversal in portfolio flows to emerging markets that began on October 13th came to an end on Thursday, October 20th, according to our methodology.

IIF Submission on Intraday Liquidity Definitions

October 24, 2016

On October 19, the IIF submitted to the Basel Committee and the CPMI updated recommendations to the glossary of terms for intraday liquidity monitorin

Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey - 2016Q3

October 24, 2016

EM bank lending conditions deteriorated again in 2016Q3. Demand for loans decreased significantly, consistent with a perception of increased risk and

IIF Dispatch: Update from Argentina

October 21, 2016

Our recent visit to Argentina found a mood of cautious optimism despite insufficient fiscal consolidation. The hope is for a turnaround next year fuel

IIF Dispatch: Update from Romania

October 20, 2016

BRACE FOR IMPACT Our recent trip to Romania preceded parliamentary elections and coincided with the adoption of the Swiss franc mortgage conversion b

IIF/GA submission on the Insurance Capital Standard 1.0

October 20, 2016

The IIF, in cooperation with the Geneva Association, has submitted comments to the IAIS on its consultation of the Risk-based Insurance Capital Standa

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