Policy & Government
#BondsLoans24 - Estonia: Response to COVID-19, GDP growth and capital requirements
Marten Ross, Deputy Secretary-General for Financial Policy and External Relations, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Estonia presents his country’s economic and financial response to COVID-19.
8 Jul 2020
#BondsLoans24 - Political shifts and country risks: How is Latin America’s economic landscape changing (as part of the broader pandemic and oil price issues)?
Eduardo Cavallo (IADB), Alejandro Padilla (Banorte), Zeina Latif (Gibraltar Consultoria), Roger Horn (SMBC Nikko Securities America) and Jorge Unda Rodríguez (BBVA) walk us through Latin America’s economic prospects, country-by-country.
8 Jul 2020
#BondsLoans24 - Israel: Debt management framework in light of COVID-19
Lior David-Pur, Head of Government Debt Management Unit, Ministry of Finance, Israel talks about his country’s response to COVID-19, debt management and successfully issuing bonds
8 Jul 2020
#BondsLoans24 - How is Turkey’s political economy responding to the COVID volatility?
Timothy Ash (BlueBay), Osman Cevdet Akcay, Habib Rab (World Bank) and Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce (Standard Chartered) discuss Turkey’s economy, politics and markets.
8 Jul 2020
#BondsLoans24 - Russia: How is the Government managing financing needs through COVID-19?
Russia’s Director of Public Debt, Konstantin Vyshkovsky, speaks about his country’s economy, prospects for GDP growth, investment plans and funding strategies.
8 Jul 2020
#BondsLoans24 - How is Uzbekistan responding to market turbulence to continue attracting investment?
Uzbekistan’s Deputy Finance Minister, Odilbek Isakov, outlines his country’s economic and financial response to COVID-19 detailing government policies and initiatives.
8 Jul 2020
South Africa’s Emergency Budget Faces Credibility Challenge, Analysts Say
South Africa’s emergency budget tabled by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni this week spelled out a number of “difficult decisions” for the country but made few, raising yet more credibility concerns around one of the region’s largest economies.
25 Jun 2020
Turkey-Euroclear Deal Could be Game Changer for Local Market Liquidity, ING Says
A deal that will see Turkish lira-denominated government bonds become Euroclearable in July could be a game changer for the country’s debt markets, analysts at ING believe.
19 Jun 2020
The 'Battle' For South Africa
The looming contest over South Africa’s political direction will kick off with a dispute over IMF financial support to plug a massive gap in government revenues. Opponents of IMF conditionalities favour tapping into state pension funds or stepping up central bank bond buying to make up the shortfall. With ‘battle’ lines drawn across the ruling alliance’s ideological divisions, the outcome of the…
17 Jun 2020
Rwanda Secures Additional USD111mn from IMF to Tackle COVID-19 as Pandemic Costs Mount
The IMF has agreed to provide Rwanda with an additional USD111.06mn in financial support to help the East African nation tackle the mounting costs of the coronavirus pandemic.
12 Jun 2020