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VEB aside, Russia’s ‘turn to the east’ more hot air than not
Russia’s VEB is looking eastwards for funding, a move which came just after a fresh round of sanctions from the US. Although there is significant rhetoric around a turn to the east for Russia, it appears more political as many Russian corporates and indeed the sovereign have issued dollar bonds this year.
6 Sept 2016
Brazil: Temer’s Responsibility
Since the economy is affected by expectations, the perception of change is already producing alleviation in the financial market, after the stress experienced last year and the start of this year, when the markets envisioned a rising likelihood that the Rousseff administration would lose control of inflation, or even default on the sovereign debt.
6 Sept 2016
FX, not recession, swaying investors' hearts on Nigeria
The fact that Nigeria has officially entered a recession is not likely to dampen investor sentiment around the country despite its current economic situation. Sentiment will, however, be affected by the ability of the government to implement a new FX policy. Until this occurs, many fixed income investors will wait on the side lines.
5 Sept 2016
Ricardo Duenas Espriu, CFO, GACM - Financing Mexico's New Airport
The development of Mexico City’s new airport is well under way. The size of the project is matched by its cost, which needs to be funded through infrastructure investments that are not without their risks. We speak to Ricardo Duenas Espriu, CFO at GACM about the intricacies of the project’s funding.
5 Sept 2016
An External Perspective on Investing in Mexico
As one of the strongest countries in Latin America, Mexico is an attractive investment destination. The country’s geographic and economic proximity to the US brings benefits as well as concern. Jack Deino, Head of EM Corporate Credit, BlackRock discusses potentially lucrative investment opportunities as well as the risks investors will face going forward.
5 Sept 2016
Investors weary of new GCC debt as Fed outlook remains uncertain
With a number of GCC issuer looking to wrap up their bond deals before the end of Q3 after what has already been a record year for credit volume in the region, there are signs fixed income investors are starting to grow weary as uncertainty around the Fed’s decision to raise rates persists. The region's credit could suffer as a result.
2 Sept 2016
With Dilma out, all eyes on structural reform
With the passage of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment earlier this week and an appeal to Brazil’s top court unlikely to succeed, investors are now shifting their attention to whether the country’s lawmakers will be able to push through essential reforms – on which any long-term material improvement in the country’s circumstances depend.
2 Sept 2016
What Lies Underneath? Portfolio Flows to Emerging Markets and Benchmark-Driven Investors
What drives cross-border portfolio flows to emerging markets? In our recent research, we focus on the role of benchmarks, which can trigger correlated portfolio flows, connecting countries that might otherwise be disconnected through country fundamentals. We attempt to quantify the size of benchmark-driven investors in EM local-currency bond markets, including its variation across time and…
1 Sept 2016
Investing in Mexican infrastructure
With infrastructure playing an important role in the growth of the Mexican economy, we speak to Jose María Zertuche, Managing Director and CIO of BlackRock’s Mexico Infrastructure Investment Group about investing in the country’s growing infrastructure pipeline and what factors to be wary of.
1 Sept 2016
Odeabank CEO Huseyin Ozkaya on Disrupting Turkey’s Banking Incumbents
Despite heightened volatility in recent months Turkey’s banking has remained remarkably resilient throughout, retaining strong levels of liquidity and manageable levels of NPLs among other things. We speak with Huseyin Ozkaya, CEO, Odeabank about the future of the country’s banking sector, and where Odeabank is looking for lending opportunities, and Basel III implementation.
31 Aug 2016