Publications

Ukraine: Out of Control

February 20, 2014

The escalation of the political tensions into a full-blown violent conflict has caused the near-term outlook to deteriorate sharply. Policy inaction h

Weekly Insight: More optimism, calmer markets

February 14, 2014

Better sentiment prompts search for buying opportunities in equities, risk assets Market signals suggest some EM currencies still under scrutiny Tweak

February 2014 Global Economic Monitor

February 14, 2014

A general sense of confidence in the global outlook at the turn of the year has quickly been replaced by rising nervousness and risk aversion as the d

Euro Area Periphery: Crisis Eased But Not Over

February 13, 2014

Debt markets in the Euro Area periphery have been buoyant this year thanks to recovery and some reversal of the financial market fragmentation trigger

Weekly Insight: A Tentative Calm

February 6, 2014

Risk appetite returns, but selectively Clearer signs of differentiation seen in emerging market currency performance IIF EM Lending Survey: more loan

Poland: Staying Calm Amid Emerging Market Turbulence

February 6, 2014

Supported by stronger foreign demand, improving confidence and accommodative policies, output growth is likely to extend the strong momentum from late

Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey - 2013Q4

February 5, 2014

The IIF EM Bank Lending Conditions index picked up in 2013Q4 but still signaled a tightening in bank lending conditions in emerging economies, though

South Africa: The Bumpy Road To A Post-QE World

February 4, 2014

South Africa, like other emerging market countries, is experiencing a new set of global headwinds as financial markets adjust to the start of Fed tape

Volcker Rule Approved

February 1, 2014

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Overseas Activity of Japanese Banks

February 1, 2014

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