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23 Jun 23
Bahrain’s state investment fund Mumtalakat is increasing its holding in the motor racing and high-end sports car maker.
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16 Jun 23
The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank have announced their new rates
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12 May 23
Saving bumper corporation tax receipts now could help Ireland face future challenges such as its ageing population, the country’s finance minister has said.
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9 May 23
The best way to reduce sovereign debt is by boosting economic growth. By tapping the hidden value in its balance sheet, governments can exit the crisis faster and more sustainably, writes Dag Detter.
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24 Feb 23
Major central banks have been tipped to sell off $1trn of assets in both 2023 and 2024, partially reversing the jump in quantitative easing since the onset of Covid-19.
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12 Jan 23
Overall sukuk issuance is expected to rise slowly this year as major issuers’ financing needs remain high but so do oil revenues, analysts have predicted.
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19 Dec 22
The Ghanaian government has suspended payments on all bonds, commercial loans and bilateral debt, as the nation seeks to restructure its debts.
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9 Dec 22
Senior Filipino ministers have announced plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund aimed at supporting the economy and providing funding for large infrastructure projects.
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29 Nov 22
Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
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28 Oct 22
The possibility of recession was not enough to keep the European Central Bank from doubling its deposit rate in an attempt to get inflation down.
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23 Sep 22
The US central bank has put interest rates up by another big jump, continuing its recent fast pace of increases as inflation continues to be far above its target level.
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18 Aug 22
Ghana’s central bank has hiked interest rates by the largest jump in 20 years barely one month after the International Monetary Fund said the country needs to “ensure credibility” in its monetary...
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16 Aug 22
The Biden administration plans not to unfreeze billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s reserves held in US financial institutions, but insists it will find a way to use the money “for the benefit of the...
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27 Jul 22
El Salvador plans to buy back some of its sovereign bonds to send “a clear signal” that the country’s public finances are sound.
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22 Jul 22
The European Central Bank has ended eight years of negative interest rates, increasing its deposit rate for the first time since 2011 in response to high inflation.
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19 Jul 22
The French government is set to spend close to €10bn on purchasing shares of energy giant EDF after the country outlined plans to renationalise the company.
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19 Jul 22
Failure to pay its dollar-denominated debt obligations in the correct currency constitutes Belarus technically defaulting in the eyes of ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s.
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7 Jul 22
The French government is set to take full control of energy giant EDF, which it said will enable the country to make “radical decisions” on its future energy plans.
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16 Jun 22
The US Federal Reserve is set to hike lending rates by 0.75 percentage points to help tame runaway inflation, the largest single increase since the 1990s.
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10 Jun 22
The Kenyan government has shelved a proposed bond sale because surging yields will see the nation seek cheaper debt on private markets, according to reports.
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8 Jun 22
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its highest interest rate rise in more than two decades in an attempt to rein in rampant inflation.
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12 May 22
Politicians have rushed to promise to rid public bodies of their Russian holdings, leaving officers wrestling with practical difficulties.
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28 Apr 22
The Swiss National Bank has reported a loss of 32.8bn francs (£27.1bn) in the first quarter of 2022, largely because of low bond prices and a strong franc devaluing its foreign currency holdings.
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25 Mar 22
G7 leaders have announced a crackdown on the Russian central bank’s ability to sell its gold reserves to prop up the rouble, as they draw up fresh efforts to stop Vladimir Putin’s government getting...
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4 Mar 22
An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns.
23 Jun 23Bahrain’s state investment fund Mumtalakat is increasing its holding in the motor racing and high-end sports car maker.
16 Jun 23The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank have announced their new rates
12 May 23Saving bumper corporation tax receipts now could help Ireland face future challenges such as its ageing population, the country’s finance minister has said.
9 May 23The best way to reduce sovereign debt is by boosting economic growth. By tapping the hidden value in its balance sheet, governments can exit the crisis faster and more sustainably, writes Dag Detter.
12 Jan 23Overall sukuk issuance is expected to rise slowly this year as major issuers’ financing needs remain high but so do oil revenues, analysts have predicted.
19 Dec 22The Ghanaian government has suspended payments on all bonds, commercial loans and bilateral debt, as the nation seeks to restructure its debts.
9 Dec 22Senior Filipino ministers have announced plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund aimed at supporting the economy and providing funding for large infrastructure projects.
29 Nov 22Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
18 Aug 22Ghana’s central bank has hiked interest rates by the largest jump in 20 years barely one month after the International Monetary Fund said the country needs to “ensure credibility” in its monetary...
16 Aug 22The Biden administration plans not to unfreeze billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s reserves held in US financial institutions, but insists it will find a way to use the money “for the benefit of the...
27 Jul 22El Salvador plans to buy back some of its sovereign bonds to send “a clear signal” that the country’s public finances are sound.
19 Jul 22The French government is set to spend close to €10bn on purchasing shares of energy giant EDF after the country outlined plans to renationalise the company.
19 Jul 22Failure to pay its dollar-denominated debt obligations in the correct currency constitutes Belarus technically defaulting in the eyes of ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s.
7 Jul 22The French government is set to take full control of energy giant EDF, which it said will enable the country to make “radical decisions” on its future energy plans.
10 Jun 22The Kenyan government has shelved a proposed bond sale because surging yields will see the nation seek cheaper debt on private markets, according to reports.
8 Jun 22The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its highest interest rate rise in more than two decades in an attempt to rein in rampant inflation.
12 May 22Politicians have rushed to promise to rid public bodies of their Russian holdings, leaving officers wrestling with practical difficulties.
28 Apr 22The Swiss National Bank has reported a loss of 32.8bn francs (£27.1bn) in the first quarter of 2022, largely because of low bond prices and a strong franc devaluing its foreign currency holdings.
25 Mar 22G7 leaders have announced a crackdown on the Russian central bank’s ability to sell its gold reserves to prop up the rouble, as they draw up fresh efforts to stop Vladimir Putin’s government getting...
4 Mar 22An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns.
