Publications

November 2016 Capital Flows to Emerging Markets

November 2, 2016

POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2017, BUT WATCH OUT FOR POTHOLES Following their revival earlier this year, capital inflows to EMs should continue to im

Oman: Grappling with Twin Deficits

November 2, 2016

In spite of the oil price shock, economic activity has been robust until recently, but we expect nonoil growth to slow to about 1% in 2016.' With larg

October 2016 IIF Capital Flows Tracker

October 31, 2016

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance our monitoring of capital flows to emerging markets, last month we introduced new country-level indicators to tr

Lebanon: Light at the End of the Tunnel?

October 31, 2016

There is room for optimism in Lebanon. After 29 months of presidential vacuum, on October 31 the parliament elected Michel Aoun, 81 years old, as the

Response - CPMI/IOSCO Consultation on Resilience and Recovery of CCPs

October 31, 2016

CPMI/IOSCO are not intending to create additional standards for CCPs but aim to provide greater clarity and detail about how they expect CCPs to imple

Response - FSB Note on Essential Aspects of CCP Resolution Planning

October 31, 2016

The FSB had sought comment on issues which are considered crucial to the design of an effective resolution framework including resolution approaches a

IIF Dispatch: Update from Brazil

October 28, 2016

We come back cautiously optimistic from our recent trip to Brazil. Policy effectiveness has increased and appetite for populist fixes has diminished.

IIF Dispatch: Update on South Africa

October 27, 2016

SUFFICIENT TO AVOID A DOWNGRADE? ' ' ' ' The eagerly awaited Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which sets the fiscal framework for the ne

Weekly Insight: Bond Bears Bite

October 27, 2016

Contemplating the impact of higher U.S. rates G3 PMIs-return of corporate animal spirits Spain-Rajoy to continue government from weak position Lebanon

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

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