OPINION/EDITORIAL

US Federal Reserve: Rate hike concerns for EMs

February 1, 2022/United Capital Research The US Federal Reserve concluded its first monetary policy meeting for the year on Wednesday, January 22nd, with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve voting unanimously to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.00% to 0.25%.  For most of its […]

EBRD insolvency report ranks emerging markets by ease of business rescue

January 31, 2022/ EBRD By Svitlana  Pyrkalo Image Credit: EBRD Kosovo, Moldova and Albania have the most progressive laws outside the EU Better insolvency data help to attract investors to secondary NPL markets Forty jurisdictional profiles include publicly available insolvency reporting Tomorrow, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will […]

Latin America’s Strong Recovery is Losing Momentum, Underscoring Reform Needs

(PHOTO: OLEG SHULDIAKOV/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) January 31, 2022/IMFBlog By Ilan Goldfajn, Anna Ivanova and Jorge Roldos Governments will need to combine fighting inflation with structural policies that reignite growth. Economies in Latin American and the Caribbean are losing steam after making a strong comeback last year. After a dramatic economic collapse in 2020, […]