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27 Sep 22
The Swiss government has lost a referendum over abolishing taxes paid by companies on domestic bonds and share sales, aimed at promoting investment in the nation.
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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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5 May 22
The Russian government made a last-ditch dollar payment on two sovereign bonds, avoiding a historic debt default, according to reports.
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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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1 Feb 22
The head of Norway’s wealth fund has warned that current rising inflation could herald a prolonged period of low returns.
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16 Dec 21
The US Federal Reserve is set to taper its bond buying faster-than-expected, alongside interest rate rises next year, to help reduce inflationary pressures.
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4 Nov 21
The European Central Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates next year, as inflation is forecast to reduce over the medium term, according to president Christine Lagarde.
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22 Sep 21
Rapid growth in green bond values could represent a boom similar to the dotcom and sub-prime mortgage bubbles that burst in recent years, according to a global central banking institution.
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10 Sep 21
The European Central Bank has said it will begin to reduce its emergency Covid-19 asset purchasing in the coming months, as the region recovers from the pandemic.
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3 Aug 21
The Rwandan government has taken advantage of low interest rates to issue a $620m bond, its second foreign currency sale.
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21 Jul 21
Favourable markets could see Italian local and regional governments shift to capital markets to fund capital investments, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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15 Jul 21
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has said it will halt its bond-buying programme as the economic recovery from Covid-19, becoming one of the first advanced economy central banks to do so.
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4 Jun 21
The US Federal Reserve is preparing to sell off corporate assets purchased last year, to help keep companies solvent through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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10 Dec 20
The second wave of Covid-19 has led to the European Central Bank committing to buy €500bn more bonds to help the eurozone economy cope with the continuing fallout of the pandemic.
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7 Jul 20
Indonesia’s government and central bank have agreed to a £32bn bond scheme to finance the country’s recovery efforts from the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.
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6 Apr 20
The Asian Development Bank has sold its largest-ever single tranche of bonds as it strives to continue its work amid the coronavirus crisis.
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19 Sep 19
The value of bonds in Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company have fallen following attacks on the organisation’s facilities.
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3 May 19
Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
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16 Mar 18
Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
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20 Jun 17
Argentina has issued a surprise 100-year bond, raising $2.75bn and prompting $9.75bn in orders from investors with apparently large appetite for Argentine debt.
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6 Jun 17
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to $62.9bn at the end of March this year, as the country struggles to deliver its spending plans amid its first recession in a quarter of a century.
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31 May 17
Goldman Sachs’ purchase of $2.8bn in bonds from the Venezuelan government has sparked criticism from opposition politicians, who have accused the bank of “loansharking” and providing a financial...
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19 Apr 17
A UK think-tank has urged Ghana to invest in greater economic diversity to make the most of a recent $2.2bn bond sale – the biggest single-day debt issue by a sub-Saharan African government.
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22 Feb 17
A $1.6bn hole in Ghana’s budget has put the country’s public finances at substantial risk and is weighing on its credit rating, ratings agency Fitch said yesterday.
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1 Feb 17
Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.