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Biden victory to boost Asia but China tensions to remain

Biden victory to boost Asia but China tensions to remain

With US presidential elections nearing, experts say the benefits for Asia and emerging markets of a change in leadership are many – as are the challenges. But whoever wins US/China tensions are likely to remain on the boil.

15 Oct 2020
  • IMF will need Bank’s help to fulfil climate ambition

    IMF will need Bank’s help to fulfil climate ambition

    Climate has been a blind spot for the IMF but that could be about to change. Meanwhile, there are calls for the Fund and the World Bank to work together on climate.

    15 Oct 2020
  • IADB to roll out hurricane clauses as small state pleas gain traction

    The Inter-American Development Bank could soon become the first multilateral lender to offer its borrowing countries the option to defer debt payments in the event of natural disasters, as Caribbean policymakers’ calls to make debt more resilient to climate events gain traction.

    15 Oct 2020

Features

  • Central banks and climate change: Lagarde becomes leader

    Central banks and climate change: Lagarde becomes leader

    Long used to scanning the horizon for risks, central banks have belatedly woken up to the biggest one of all — climate change. Monetary policy has so far been ignored — but the European Central Bank, until now on the fringes of this issue, is plunging in

    15 Oct 2020
  • A tale of two sovereigns: negotiation attitudes foretell differing fortunes for LatAm restructurers

    A tale of two sovereigns: negotiation attitudes foretell differing fortunes for LatAm restructurers

    Though Ecuador provoked admiration and Argentina exasperation as each restructured billions of dollars of bonds this year, the final agreements were not substantially different. However, the contrasting approaches to negotiations could be indicative of each country’s chances of success.

    15 Oct 2020
  • India’s Covid battle: it’s only the beginning

    India’s Covid battle: it’s only the beginning

    India’s economic future is on shaky ground, after the Covid-19 pandemic dealt a blow to the country’s already faltering growth. The impact of the fallout is likely to be felt for years to come — unless the government quickly changes tack.

    15 Oct 2020

Other news

  • Post-Covid world will demand ‘new more humane’ capitalism

    While most financiers are focused on dealing with the immediate impact of the pandemic, critics of capitalism are focused on the world after Covid and are determined that wealthy tackle inequality, financial support for the poor, and Earth’s worsening climate.

    15 Oct 2020
  • EM debt pressures build as IMF calls for ‘early’ action on restructuring

    With 2020 already a busy year for emerging market bond restructuring, the head of the IMF has publicly urged countries to act decisively and early if they face a debt crisis that looks more likely after the G20 did not say it would address countries’ mounting burdens.

    15 Oct 2020
  • EU bid to tie recovery fund to rule of law triggers row with Eastern bloc

    The German-led EU Council wants to make payouts from the EU recovery fund dependent on a commitment to abide by the rule of law, a demand that has angered Poland and Hungary. The outcome is expected to be a typical Brussels fudge.

    15 Oct 2020
  • Malpass begins to thaw on climate change

    Sceptics feared that Trump appointee David Malpass would reverse the World Bank's direction on climate change as president, but 18 months into his term they are starting to see evidence that he is quietly coming round to the multilateral's green agenda

    15 Oct 2020
  • Indonesia uses ‘all available resources’ for Covid response

    Indonesia has found many ways to raise new finance, but its head of budget financing explains how it was able to attract investors while not outlining an explicit use of proceeds during the coronavirus pandemic

    15 Oct 2020
  • Asia’s policymakers look for renminbi push

    Tough policies from the US have somewhat undermined the use of dollar as an international reserve currency, with experts saying there is rising appetite in Asia to give the renminbi a more global role.

    15 Oct 2020
  • Fiscal recovery at peril in LatAm amid rising political and social anger

    Unrest across Latin America in the wake of the devastating impact of Covid-19 will make it harder from governments to push through spending cuts and tax rises needed to restore their public finances especially in the face of double-digit employment.

    15 Oct 2020
  • Ukraine hopeful of unblocking $5bn IMF loan amid legal rows

    A legal ruling that appears to cast doubt on the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption unit has delayed a loan from the IMF and comes in the wake of a row over a decision to ‘reprimand’ two independent members of the country’s central bank

    15 Oct 2020
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  • Bank of China supports deepening CEE-China cooperation and development in the financial industry

    Bank of China supports deepening CEE-China cooperation and development in the financial industry

    06 Oct 2020
  • Hungary keeps funding on track amid Covid storm

    Hungary keeps funding on track amid Covid storm

    The economic impact of Covid-19 has pushed up sovereign funding requirements around the world but while Hungary is no exception, the strategy of its Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) has left it in a strong position to weather the impact.

    30 Sep 2020

 

  

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