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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Will a $3bn bailout be enough for Sri Lanka?

      First Republic plunges on deposit flight and credit rating hit

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      IMF approves $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka

      Fund’s board backs package weeks after Beijing drops resistance

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka’s IMF deal edges closer as China backs debt restructure

      Fund says agreement paves way towards $2.9bn rescue package

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Global inflation
      BIS warns against bets of early rate cuts

      Remarks signal borrowing costs set to remain higher for longer than investors are pricing in

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      G20 meeting ends in discord as Russia and China refuse to condemn Ukraine war

      India’s finance minister would not say whether her country was among the nations that backed the criticism

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Global InsightGlobal Economy
      China’s foreign loans are becoming a US burden

      Critics, including Janet Yellen, say Beijing’s bilateral lending comes at the rest of the world’s expense

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Emerging markets
      Developing countries’ debts mount as pandemic and strong dollar hit finances

      Institute of International Finance reports debt burdens for large low- and middle-income countries are at record highs

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      World Bank
      Poverty campaigners call for leadership overhaul at World Bank

      Departure of David Malpass spurs charities and NGOs to step up efforts to reform multilateral lender

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Strong dollar fuels wave of emerging market currency devaluations

      Economists say more countries likely to follow Egypt, Pakistan and Lebanon in letting currencies weaken

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      News in-depthEmerging market investing
      Should retail investors back emerging markets?

      Experts are divided over whether developing economies represent potential value

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Investors pour money into emerging markets at near-record rate

      More than $1bn has flowed into stocks and bonds every day this week in strong start to 2023

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Markets InsightBrazil
      Riots add to investors’ fears over Brazilian politics

      If economy falters, Lula might be less willing or able to take measures to balance the country’s books

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      World Bank warns global economy on ‘razor’s edge’ of recession

      Officials say worst-case projections in summer 2022 are now their baseline scenario

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Emerging market stocks jump 20% from October low

      Bets on slower Federal Reserve rate rises stoke ‘increasing enthusiasm’ over asset class

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Sovereign bonds
      World Bank chief economist calls for overhaul of government bailouts

      Indermit Gill says existing framework offers developing countries ‘too little, too late’

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Ghana
      Ghana halts payments on large swaths of foreign debt

      Highly indebted African nation is facing a ‘major economic and financial crisis’

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      Falling inflation and smaller rate rises in US give hope to emerging markets

      Analysts caution however that developing countries would not automatically be able to start cutting interest rates

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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      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

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