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We are proud to publish our special report, which looks ahead to 2026 across all asset classes and recognises the best new bonds of 2025
Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
With Latin America bond issuance smashing through its previous record, market participants think the peak has passed. A market tipped to turn tougher is the reason, which will make 2026 a year when issuers and bankers will have to earn every basis point, writes George Collard, with volumes expected to stay high
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‘Unfortunately, this is not going to be a quick win’ says Lithuania’s Kizenevič -
Developing countries face high debt repayments, just as donors reduce assistance
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Investors are nervy over trade tensions between the US and China
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Private money is beginning to flow into development finance through a variety of risk sharing structures. But it is nearly always for loans to the private sector. MDB expert Chris Humphrey argues development banks wanting extra heft for sovereign lending will need to overcome — or sidestep — the issue of preferred creditor status
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By overthrowing decades of orthodoxy on international trade policy, the Trump administration and its sweeping tariffs have put the International Monetary Fund in a quandary. Can it defend the free trade it believes in, or must it adapt to a new paradigm?
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Pentagon muscles into race for rare earths as China clamps down
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