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Global tightening cycle begins to lose steam across the developing world
As the concern around global tightening reached a pitch, Australia – traditionally a leading indicator for bond markets – supercharged...
Oct 31, 2022


International Economics, 10/20/22
Good morning and welcome back to International Economics, a roundup and review of the key stories moving global markets. We would love to...
Oct 22, 2022


Chile pumps the brakes on public spending, splitting with other LATAM economies
Chile’s leftwing government is engineering one of the world's most dramatic reductions in public spending, pleasing investors who had...
Oct 16, 2022


International Economics, 10/13/22
Good morning and welcome back to International Economics, a roundup and analysis of the key stories moving global markets. As always, I...
Oct 16, 2022


Attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan create setback for nascent oil sector
A series of rocket attacks on the Khor Mor field gas field in northern Iraq has forced US service providers out, potentially dealing a...
Sep 18, 2022


Political crisis pummels Peruvian development after decades of growth
A sustained political crisis and stagnation have finally begun to erode Peru’s status as the fastest growing major economy in Latin...
Sep 11, 2022


Argentina dodges crypto winter amid inflation, parallel exchanges
While the sustained fall in cryptocurrencies has wiped out billions in wealth and pushed El Salvador to the brink of default, Argentines...
Sep 4, 2022


Cuba opens up to foreign investment amid worsening economic crisis
Facing economic hardship and a shortage of hard currency, the Cuban government opened the country up to foreign investment for the first...
Aug 21, 2022


Gulf countries in line for trillion dollar windfall from higher oil prices
Higher energy prices are set to deliver a $1.3 trillion oil windfall for Middle East economies over the next four years, according to IMF...
Aug 21, 2022


Poland veers toward recession as Eastern Europe’s growth prospects darken
Poland, Eastern Europe’s largest economy, has flashed a warning to investors after GDP fell 2.3% in the third quarter. The surprise...
Aug 21, 2022


Belt and Road forces China to confront its first debt crisis as a creditor
The surge in lending to fund China’s Belt and Road Initiative has left Beijing with a list of risky debtors around the world, including...
Aug 14, 2022


Locked out of bond markets, EMs turn to riskier syndicated loans
Facing surging borrowing costs, balance sheet weakness, and a strong dollar, many emerging markets have been effectively cut off from...
Aug 14, 2022


International Economics - 7/27/22
Good morning and welcome back to International Economics, a weekly roundup and review of the key stories moving global markets. We would...
Jul 27, 2022


Traditionally stable Panama sees financial crisis, crippling inflation, and mass protests
Panamanian anti-inflation protests intensified this week as protesters continued to block key transportation routes causing food and fuel...
Jul 10, 2022


US sanctions and slow IMF talks prompt warnings that El Salvador may be next crisis
After El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment dramatically backfired and default risk spiked, the country’s democratic backsliding is making...
Jul 10, 2022


International Economics Weekly - 6/27/22
Welcome to the first edition of International Economics, a weekly roundup and review of the key stories moving global markets. We would love
Jun 27, 2022


Policy Proposal: Deepening Peru's Capital Markets Through Mobile Money Markets
Peru's economy has emerged from the pandemic, like its challenging 20th century, full of opportunity. Peru presents an interesting market...
May 15, 2022


Research Note: Introducing Private Sector Incentives when SOE Privatization is Infeasible
Implications of State Ownership on Firm Performance and National Development One of the most prolific facets of developing economies is the presence, importance, and subsequent distortions from state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These enterprises are publicly owned and often managed, serving as key generates of revenue, large employers, and often serving as a financial and policy extension of governments. Such organizations, therefore, have immense potential to support a country
May 1, 2022


Long-dormant inflation rises across Southeast Asia
Smaller pandemic aid packages and more-moderate central-bank quantitative easing programs have largely spared Southeast Asian economies...
Apr 7, 2022


Inflation impacts Central American migration patterns
Rising inflation that has forced the prices of staples like cooking gas and chicken is now increasingly changing patterns immigration to...
Jan 31, 2022


Emerging economies keep spending despite rapid rate rises
Accelerated tapering and the potential for three rate increases from the Fed has sent debt markets scrambling to assess an altered...
Jan 31, 2022
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