Despite recent selloffs and growth concerns in India, investors should still find value in higher-quality credits, according to the head of fixed income at Mumbai-based IDFC Mutual Fund.
19 Mar 2020
Enormous strides have been made towards developing effective and affordable ways of generating power over the past decade, with technological innovation enhancing the viability of off-grid solutions. For emerging economies, a boom in off-grid energy will likely enhance access to swathes of the population, argues Wood Mackenzie. For state utilities, however, off-grid solutions could be…
18 Mar 2020
The cumulative negative impact of the coronavirus-related shocks on capital volumes going into EMs has surpassed lows seen during the Taper Tantrum and the peak of the global financial crisis, latest numbers posted by the IIF suggest.
18 Mar 2020
Thai petrochemicals giant Indorama Ventures this week signed the country’s first cross-border sustainable ninja loan, it revealed.
18 Mar 2020
Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to transform the economy and diversify away from oil production, has seen the country develop the largest project pipeline in the region. But the government’s apparent reluctance to raise funds through the debt capital markets risks undermining Vision 2030, according senior investment bankers based in the region.
18 Mar 2020
As indices and asset prices continue to jostle, at least one veteran emerging market investor is starting to see buying opportunities emerge.
17 Mar 2020
Central Asian republics have scrambled to raise rates as their currencies plummeted following a double blow from COVID-related market turmoil and a collapse in the oil price.
17 Mar 2020
But some of the momentum will be lost over the coming weeks as the impact of the global slowdown in trade and economic activity resonates through Latin America, Itau analysis indicates.
17 Mar 2020
Abu Dhabi’s Authority of Social Contribution, Ma’an, and Aldar plan to jointly issue a social impact bond in late 2020, they revealed this week, the first issuance of its kind out of the GCC.
17 Mar 2020
Global stock markets plummeted again on Monday and US Treasuries soared as coordinate move by world’s central banks to slash rates to zero territory and resume QE proved insufficient.
16 Mar 2020