Publications

August 2017 Global Regulatory Update

August 10, 2017

The August 2017 IIF Global Regulatory Update provides updates on current work streams in: Regulatory capital Recovery and resolution Insurance AML/CF

Economic Views: Korea - Facing Heightened Geopolitical Concerns

August 10, 2017

The military threat from the North, following its stepped-up missile and nuclear development program, has gone well beyond the Korean peninsula to pos

Economic Views: Effect Of US Sanctions On Russia

August 10, 2017

The US extended existing sanctions on Russia, and imposed new ones, in August, affecting oil, gas, railway, and banking sectors, further limiting acce

Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey - 2017Q2

August 10, 2017

The composite index for the 2017Q2 Emerging Markets Bank Lending Conditions Survey increased by 0.8pts to 49.4. While the index remains below the "˜

Saudi Arabia: Reforms Have a Long Way to Go

August 10, 2017

Prolonged low oil prices and the need for further fiscal consolidation has shifted the economy to a lower growth path, which will not create sufficien

Weekly Insight: Cracks in the facade

August 10, 2017

Markets-reassessing the pain trade Korea-facing heightened geopolitical concerns China-rebalance by trade, not trade wars EM Europe-financial conditio

Czech Republic: Not All Quiet on the Fiscal Front

The general government budget is likely to remain in surplus this year, as tax revenue grows robustly and capital expenditures remain at their lowest

Economic Views: Emerging Europe

The Financial Conditions Index (FCI) measures the financial sector's stress in major Emerging Europe markets, strongly and negatively correlated with

Economic Views: US-China - Rebalance by Trade, not Trade War

The US trade deficit didn't deteriorate in the past decade.' The trade imbalance is much less of an issue for China, as it is declining relative to Ch

Global Macro Views: The Labor Market and the Fed

Since our initial piece, the participation rate has drifted up, a trend that - should it continue - would tend to slow further declines in the unemplo

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