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• Thanks Draghi, now politicians must step up

  It's not clear how long the ECB’s new asset purchase programme will last, or what the new tiered deposit system will look like. However, what certainly is clear, is Mario Draghi’s legacy.

  • 12 Sep 2019

• EM issuers bet against optimism

  In the CEEMEA bond market several early dollar refinancing operations are underway. Investors should beware. This frenzy of activity is not just delight at the super low yields on offer. It also indicates that borrowers believe the only way for their yields is up.

  • 12 Sep 2019

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The FIG Idea

• The FIG idea: sci-fi horror meets utopian dream

  As Marcella climbed into the transport pod for her short journey home to her cosy apartment in the Chongqing suburbs, her wristwatch buzzed, reminding her that this would be her last ever commute. She leaned back and thought of the days when she started out in banking, in 2007, right at the start of GFC1, the first Global Financial Crisis. In her 43 year career, how the world had changed.

  • 13 Mar 2019

• The FIG Idea: the wizardry of banking

  Do we marvel enough at the philosophical and metaphysical nature of the banking industry?

  • 17 May 2018

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