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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Investors pour money into emerging markets at near-record rate

      More than $1bn has flowed into stocks and bonds every day this week in strong start to 2023

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Markets InsightBrazil
      Riots add to investors’ fears over Brazilian politics

      If economy falters, Lula might be less willing or able to take measures to balance the country’s books

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      World Bank warns global economy on ‘razor’s edge’ of recession

      Officials say worst-case projections in summer 2022 are now their baseline scenario

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Emerging market stocks jump 20% from October low

      Bets on slower Federal Reserve rate rises stoke ‘increasing enthusiasm’ over asset class

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Sovereign bonds
      World Bank chief economist calls for overhaul of government bailouts

      Indermit Gill says existing framework offers developing countries ‘too little, too late’

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Ghana
      Ghana halts payments on large swaths of foreign debt

      Highly indebted African nation is facing a ‘major economic and financial crisis’

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      Falling inflation and smaller rate rises in US give hope to emerging markets

      Analysts caution however that developing countries would not automatically be able to start cutting interest rates

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      World Bank warns of mounting debt burden for poorer countries

      Higher interest rates and slump in currencies raise debt servicing costs by more than a third

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      News in-depthMarkets volatility
      Financial instability: the hunt for the next market fracture

      Investors are keeping a close eye on areas ranging from US Treasury market illiquidity to Japanese government debt

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Emerging market investing
      Wall Street banks split over EM equities outlook after $2tn rout

      Wipeout presents ‘exciting’ opportunities for Morgan Stanley but Goldman casts doubt on recovery

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Emerging market bond slump creates opportunities for investors

      Analysts predict greater recovery potential than for developed economies if inflation and interest rates stabilise

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      LexBrazilian politics
      The Lex Newsletter: Brazil’s election splits the country in two Premium content

      In some policy areas, the two candidates are not dissimilar but in other respects, they are oceans apart

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka debt talks with China a test of creditor appetite for bailout

      Crisis-hit Colombo needs commitments from big lenders to unlock IMF rescue package

    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      Indian business & finance
      JPMorgan declines to add India to widely followed bond index

      Bank’s decision follows investor concerns over country’s market infrastructure

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
      Emerging market investing
      Outflows from emerging market bond funds reach $70bn in 2022

      Investors head for exit as rising rates in big economies and strong dollar hit sentiment

    • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
      International Monetary Fund
      IMF bailouts hit record high as global economic outlook worsens

      Fund hands out $140bn in loans as interest rate rises push up countries’ borrowing costs

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      News in-depthGlobal inflation
      Workers’ push to link wage rises to inflation unsettles central bankers

      Pay deals that include indexation clauses are growing in parts of Europe and South America

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Serbia
      Serbia calls on IMF and UAE for support as borrowing costs soar

      Gulf state hands Belgrade $1bn loan on favourable terms after market rates more than triple since turn of year

    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China emerges as IMF competitor with emergency loans to at-risk nations

      Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Argentina have together received more than $32bn since 2017, data show

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine appeals for $17bn emergency fund as winter looms

      Prime minister Denys Shmyhal urges ‘international partners’ to aid with shielding citizens from cold weather and reconstruction

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Can India become the new emerging markets powerhouse?

      Stocks held up in the pandemic and GDP growth is expected to exceed 8 per cent this year

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      India tipped to join pivotal JPMorgan bond index

      Bank consults investors about including rupee-denominated debt in move that could drive $30bn in inflows

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      Global Economy
      Emerging markets hit by record streak of withdrawals by foreign investors

      Global recession fears and rising interest rates drive rush for the exit

    • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
      Zambia
      China agrees landmark debt relief deal for Zambia

      Agreement between official creditors paves way for IMF bailout and sets precedent for other troubled economies

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Hungary
      Hungary’s economic woes force Viktor Orbán to bow to EU and investors

      Prime minister scales back energy subsidies and tax breaks, and offers concessions on fighting corruption

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