Schäuble backs integration agenda but dodges treaty changes
Germany's finance minister tells the Institute for International Finance that Europe needs to be strengthened but that treaty change is not the way to go
View ArticleBrazil rebuffs fears over EM market threat to 'very high' deficit
Brazil's finance minister Henrique Meirelles tells GlobalMarkets that the strength of its economic fundamentals will be enough to withstand any impact from turbulence in financial markets as rates rise...
View ArticleIndonesia, China take securitization route to infrastructure finance
Big questions remain around how China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative will be financed. But experts tell GlobalMarkets the answer, or at least part of it, may be in asset-backed securitization —...
View ArticleNigeria deputy CBG defends FX system amid local market inflows
Joseph Nnanna, deputy governor at the central bank, tells GlobalMarkets that there should be no more complaints about the flexibility of the FX market.
View ArticlePakistan's worsening numbers raise questions over role of China and IMF
Who does Pakistan turn to in the event of a new liquidity crisis: to China or the IMF? Widening trade and current account deficits and dwindling FX reserves could mean the South Asian country has to...
View ArticleMultilaterals urged to speed up to stay relevant in crowded world
In a series of interviews with GlobalMarkets, multilateral development chiefs set out their vision to become faster institutions that work with the private sector to deliver development finance more...
View ArticleSRI bonds advance despite market divisions on green
Despite nearly a $100bn worth of issuance this year, the product continues to divide borrowers including sovereign issuers who have so far been reluctant
View ArticleBundesbank's Dombret sees mixed system beating mega banks
Britain may have gone cold on Europe and Catalonia may be on the brink of falling out of both Spain and the EU, but governments of CEE powers Bulgaria, and Croatia are striving to foster support among...
View ArticleCEE countries show support for euro project even as Britons, Catalans lose faith
Policymakers in Africa have responded positively to the overture from French president Emmanuel Macron to treat the continent as a partner rather than as the source of unwanted migrants
View ArticleRussia's central bank plays down domino run fear after bank failures
The deputy governor of Russia’s central bank reassures investors over private bank woes after the collapses of Russian lenders Otkritie and B&N bank in an interview with GlobalMarkets
View ArticleAfrican leaders hail offer of 'entente cordiale' with Macron’s France
Policymakers in Africa have responded positively to the overture from French president Emmanuel Macron to treat the continent as a partner rather than as the source of unwanted migrants
View ArticleQuick fix insurance plan offers model for vulnerable states
An insurance plan that pays out at once when a natural disaster hits rather than months after the loss assessment offers a route for small countries to secure protection against hurricanes and earthquakes
View ArticleUkraine FM dismisses pessimist critics as dedicated followers of fashion
Ukrainian finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk uses an interview with GlobalMarkets to take on the country's critics, insisting that it has not only dealt with the challenges but has managed to...
View ArticleLatAm giants looks to resurrect trade deal from TPP's ashes
After the US withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and opened up the Nafta agreement, four Pacific Alliance countries are to hold talks to admit four advanced economies in a move that will be...
View ArticleDombrovskis wants EU to ‘lead the world’ in green finance
The man in charge of financial services in the EU talks up Capital Markets Union post-Brexit, green finance, fintech and just how difficult it is to push through reforms in the banking sector
View ArticleAll aboard for the Europe special Ñ Belt route crucial to China’s global...
This article is the fourth and final part of a series on China’s Belt and Road Initiative that we are publishing during the 2017 IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Washington DC. We have devoted two...
View ArticleVujović reinforces reform agenda as Serbia’s star rises
Following much needed but long delayed reforms, Serbia is turning its economy round and attracting foreign investment at an unprecedented rate. But can the Balkan country keep up the momentum?...
View ArticleFrustrated Russia blasts EBRD for funding ban
In an exclusive interview with GlobalMarkets, Russia’s executive director on the EBRD has hit out at the bank’s decision to shut five offices, saying it went against shareholders’ desire to see more...
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