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Weekly Insight: Sizing Up the Rebound

Markets-just buy on dips Russia-the oil price conundrum China-downgrade highlights growing debt burden Brazil-spillovers for corporates? EM bank lendi

Asia Six: Foreign Direct Equity Inflows Are Rebounding

Foreign direct equity investment to six leading Asian economies, excluding China, are rebounding, as evident from recent trends, led by a turnaround i

Chile: Growth Remains Subdued

Actual and trend growth have continued to decline. Despite an improving external environment, weak first quarter growth highlights policy complication

Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey - 2017Q1

The composite index for the 2017Q1 Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey increased by 0.6pts to 48.6 in 2017Q1. The index remains below the

Turkey: Swap Auctions Reduced Offshore Volatility

A recent surge in bids by banks to borrow FX from swap auctions was driven by wider arbitrage spread.' On May 15, the central bank introduced a limit

Saudi Arabia: What if Oil Prices Drop by $10 Per Barrel?

The Saudi economy is highly vulnerable to prolonged lower global oil prices. With still glut in the oil market, the potential of recovery in oil produ

Russia: Oil Price Conundrum

A recovery continued in 2017Q1 with the economy growing at 0.6% from the previous quarter on the back of recovering investment and modest growth in pr

ECB Update: The Long and Short of it

Since January 2017, the ECB has been allowed to buy sovereign bonds under its public sector purchase program (PSPP) at yields below the deposit rate,

IIF Dispatch: Update from Kenya

Dry weather during the "short rains" season late last year (which hit agricultural production in Q1), a deceleration in credit growth, and a wait-and

IIF Dispatch: Update on Brazil

A new wave of turmoil stemming from the ongoing corruption probe clouds the growth outlook. Political instability has been a key factor behind the slo

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