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Kenya to Raise KES50bn in Domestic Markets in May

Kenya’s central bank said it plans to raise KES50bn (approx. USD471mn) in five-year paper in May this year.

6 May 2020

Emerging Market Oil & Gas Operators Could Benefit from Quasi-Sovereign Status

With oil having recently dipped into negative territory and investors turning bearish on emerging markets and other risk assets, you would think the prospects for emerging market oil & gas companies in international capital markets would be slim to nil. But you may be wrong.

6 May 2020

Emerging Market Debt Outflows Tapered Dramatically in April

Net emerging market debt outflows have dropped dramatically through much of April, but central bank backstops in investment grade developed market debt may limit how quickly EM bonds bounce back.

6 May 2020

Lebanese Political Parties, For Now, Agree to Approach IMF

Lebanon is a step closer on the path towards economic reform, as the government agrees to approach the IMF for support. Hezbollah finally withdrew their opposition to the country requesting funds from the multilateral, which could help the struggling economy, but other political spats risk delyaing the process.

5 May 2020

Garuda Sukuk Restructuring Could be a Challenge as Smallholders Make Consensus Difficult

Indonesia’s national airline Garuda may struggle to restructure a sukuk due next month as the sheer number of debt holders throws the possibility of gaining a representative credit committee consensus into question.

5 May 2020

IMF Approves USD10.8bn Two-Year Flexible Credit Line with Colombia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new USD10.8bn flexible two-year credit line with Colombia, which the country can tap into in order to address downside risks presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

4 May 2020

Gold Prices Surge Due on Pandemic Disruption

The ongoing volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the price of gold become dislocated, as it has avoided becoming victim to the demand shocks that have hit the price of other commodities.

4 May 2020

Peru Plans to Raise Additional USD4bn from Bond Markets to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

Peru is in the process of planning at least one more outing in the debt capital markets to raise fresh funding in order to finance measures aimed at containing the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

4 May 2020

Brown Brothers Harriman: Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead

EM assets are coming off a good week, but storm clouds lie ahead. The economic data last week for unequivocally bad, and this week is unlikely to bring much relief. With risk-off sentiment picking up, we expect EM to come under pressure this week.

4 May 2020

Fall in SAMA Assets Exceeds Expectations - HSBC

Saudi central bank reserve assets fell by around USD24bn in March, according official data. Accounting for non-reserve holdings, net foreign assets fell by just under USD27bn throughout the month.

4 May 2020