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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Global Economy
    World Bank warns of mounting debt burden for poorer countries

    Higher interest rates and slump in currencies raise debt servicing costs by more than a third

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    News in-depthMarkets volatility
    Financial instability: the hunt for the next market fracture

    Investors are keeping a close eye on areas ranging from US Treasury market illiquidity to Japanese government debt

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Emerging market investing
    Wall Street banks split over EM equities outlook after $2tn rout

    Wipeout presents ‘exciting’ opportunities for Morgan Stanley but Goldman casts doubt on recovery

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Emerging market bond slump creates opportunities for investors

    Analysts predict greater recovery potential than for developed economies if inflation and interest rates stabilise

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    LexBrazilian politics
    The Lex Newsletter: Brazil’s election splits the country in two Premium content

    In some policy areas, the two candidates are not dissimilar but in other respects, they are oceans apart

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka debt talks with China a test of creditor appetite for bailout

    Crisis-hit Colombo needs commitments from big lenders to unlock IMF rescue package

  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    Indian business & finance
    JPMorgan declines to add India to widely followed bond index

    Bank’s decision follows investor concerns over country’s market infrastructure

  • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
    Emerging market investing
    Outflows from emerging market bond funds reach $70bn in 2022

    Investors head for exit as rising rates in big economies and strong dollar hit sentiment

  • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
    International Monetary Fund
    IMF bailouts hit record high as global economic outlook worsens

    Fund hands out $140bn in loans as interest rate rises push up countries’ borrowing costs

  • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
    News in-depthGlobal inflation
    Workers’ push to link wage rises to inflation unsettles central bankers

    Pay deals that include indexation clauses are growing in parts of Europe and South America

  • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
    Serbia
    Serbia calls on IMF and UAE for support as borrowing costs soar

    Gulf state hands Belgrade $1bn loan on favourable terms after market rates more than triple since turn of year

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China emerges as IMF competitor with emergency loans to at-risk nations

    Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Argentina have together received more than $32bn since 2017, data show

  • Friday, 9 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine appeals for $17bn emergency fund as winter looms

    Prime minister Denys Shmyhal urges ‘international partners’ to aid with shielding citizens from cold weather and reconstruction

  • Friday, 9 September, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Can India become the new emerging markets powerhouse?

    Stocks held up in the pandemic and GDP growth is expected to exceed 8 per cent this year

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    India tipped to join pivotal JPMorgan bond index

    Bank consults investors about including rupee-denominated debt in move that could drive $30bn in inflows

  • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
    Global Economy
    Emerging markets hit by record streak of withdrawals by foreign investors

    Global recession fears and rising interest rates drive rush for the exit

  • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
    Zambia
    China agrees landmark debt relief deal for Zambia

    Agreement between official creditors paves way for IMF bailout and sets precedent for other troubled economies

  • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
    Hungary
    Hungary’s economic woes force Viktor Orbán to bow to EU and investors

    Prime minister scales back energy subsidies and tax breaks, and offers concessions on fighting corruption

  • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
    Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
    Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?

    The south Asian nation is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. What does that mean for the rest of the world?

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine shifts gear with debt deals as war takes toll on finances

    Deals and devaluation buy time, but not relief, as Kyiv confronts $5bn monthly deficit

  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Tesla shines despite production disruptions

    Ukraine creditors agree to a moratorium on debt payments

  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

    The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a surge in loans going bad, prompting Beijing to issue countries with emergency credit

  • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine secures preliminary deal to suspend debt repayments

    Public creditors and bondholders agree freeze running from August 1 until at least the end of 2023

  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    What Sri Lanka reveals about the risks in emerging markets

    A number of developing economies face growing pressure from soaring energy and food costs and a stronger US dollar

  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    Emerging market investing
    Debt sell-off intensifies strains for more than a dozen emerging markets

    Borrowing costs are surging as hot inflation and rising US rates spook investors

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