Article Archive
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Hungary leaves rates on hold, Fresh oversight for China bank lending, Brazil leaves interest rates unchanged, Ukraine shuns external borrowing, Hong Kong banks slash rates, and Turkey rules out rate cut
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Investors warned on EM equity exposure
Stock market turbulence this week has sparked fears of a widespread EM stock sell off and an end to the “decoupling” theory
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Latin American issuers blasted for price sensitivity
Expect spreads to widen and premiums to rise, Western bankers tell the region's borrowers
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Dismiss political risk at your own peril
With money tighter, the global economy slowing and many emerging assets more expensive than ever, politics is bound to make a nasty comeback this year
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Investors tipped to step up Russian exposure, to go long Turkish domestic bonds, and to buy up Korean won
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Latin American credit conditions set to deteriorate
Borrowers set for by higher premiums as investors bet on a big price correction for LatAm credits in the next 6 months
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Beware the hype – emerging markets will not be spared the doom
Enthusiasts for the emerging markets fairy tale would do well to tread with caution, as the magnitude of the crisis in developed markets proves, almost by the day, deeper than expected
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Mexico growth in danger, Kuwait set to invest in Merrill Lynch, China stems loan growth, Kazakh oil dispute resolved, and Bank of New York on trial in Moscow
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Latin America sovereigns unleash liquidity
Colombia, Mexico along with Petrobras jumpstarted the LatAm cross-border market this week by issuing $3.25 billion in total
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EM 20 years profile: Lawrence Summers
Dealing with the fallout of emerging market crises characterized much of Lawrence Summers’ time in government. His advice to many countries at the time – including building up foreign exchange reserves as a buffer against future shock – has had lasting effects
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EM 20 years profile: Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet Union’s last president had a clear sense that things had to change, but he had no idea of the goal.
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Turkey imbalances spark concerns, Thailand political impasse continues, violence resumes in Kenya, and Russia inflation overshoots
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EM 20 years profile: Lula da Silva
An ex-trade union boss touting orthodox economics with a social conscience: president Lula da Silva’s uniqueness is hard to miss. So too is the scope of his vision
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Argentine inflation out of control, uncertainty over Brazil 2008 budget, Romania hikes rates to 8%, and Merrill Lynch argues US now in recession
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US growth fears spark Asia losses, inflation overwhelms EM central banks, Venezuela FM resigns, and victory for Georgia's ‘Rose Revolution’
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Top credits needed to break the ice for LatAm market
Outlook for the new year uncertain as ongoing credit crunch impedes borrowers in the region
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Kenya on the brink, GCC launches common market, Kuwait slashes taxes, Blackstone deal collapses, and Venezuela re-denominates currency