Ghana is trying to restructure its local and external debt, … aiming for total debt of 55% of GDP in present value terms. We show present value rati...

The growing links between financial leverage and non-financial risks (e.g. climate) are complex and will require new data tools and metrics to monitor and address.

We last week began an examination of the global credit cycle, … using consistent data across 32 advanced and emerging markets.  Credit boosted globa...

Portfolio flows to EM stood at $1.7 bn in December. Equity and debt flows were $4.4 bn and -$2.6 bn. Chinese equities posted $6.3 bn in inflows.

The 2022 Year-End edition of the Insurance Update provides targeted updates on IIF insurance activities and events.

This issue of Digital Finance Developments covers CBDCs in the year ahead. 2023 will bring sharper distinction between retail and wholesale design and fit for purpose, as well as several key decisions about launching a CBDC from major markets like the EU and China.

ESG backlash will continue to be a headwind for market development, but there are many reasons for optimism...

December's edition of the Digital Finance Download. A Monthly Update of significant developments in digital finance around the globe.

Recent years have seen profound shocks to the global economy, … ranging from the ongoing COVID pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  This Globa...

For many EM investors, 2022 was unfortunately a binary year, … meaning you either foresaw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or you didn’t. We did not rin...

At COP15, almost 200 countries reached an agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and achieve recovery and restoration by 2050. The deal should speed adoption of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework to assess and disclose nature-related risks and opportunities, while accelerating development of nature-positive financial markets.

Strong post-pandemic demand, along with supply constraints, supported base metal prices. These dynamics have since given way to recessionary fears, causing base metal prices to correct sharply in 2022H2. We forecast prices will continue to fall in 2023 before recovering slightly in 2024.

We have been flagging a US disinflation dynamic since this summer. That’s when inflation among CPI components became less broad-based, … which ended...