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July 21, 2020
Recession will shrink current account deficits drastically, … reducing EM external financing needs and vulnerability.   However, external amortiza...

July 20, 2020

The Institute of International Finance (IIF) today responded to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Consultative Document “Effective Practices for Cyber Incident Response and Recovery”.

July 16, 2020

Pandemic-driven recessionary conditions pushed global debt-to-GDP to a new record of 331% of GDP ($258T) in Q1, up from 320% in Q4 2019. Debt in mature markets reached 392% of GDP (vs 380% in 2019). Canada, France and Norway saw the largest increases. EM debt surged to over 230% of GDP in Q1 2020 (vs 220% in 2019), largely driven by non-financial corporates in China.

July 16, 2020

On July 15, the IIF submitted a high-level response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the development of a Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy (RSFS). Drawing on engagements with the IIF Sustainable Finance Working Group, this response is focused on topics of international relevance.

July 16, 2020
Brazil has been hit harder than Turkey in the COVID-19 shock, ... with the Real down 25 percent in 2020 versus 13 percent for the Lira. That pictu...

July 15, 2020

This week's ESG Webinar provided insight into the social and economic development implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa and presented a detailed review of how the continent has responded thus far. We also covered some of the specific challenges facing the continent at this time and highlighted some innovative aspects of Africa’s response.

July 15, 2020

The IIF has provided comment on the FSB consultative document Addressing the regulatory, supervisory and oversight challenges raised by “global stablecoin” arrangements, published on April 14, 2020.

July 15, 2020

Following discussions during the Paris Forum/G20 event on July 8, we are pleased to provide the following progress update on private sector engagement with respect to the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). 

July 15, 2020

Meeting customer preferences is at the center of both the digital transformation of finance and Islamic banking. In this episode, Bassel Gamal, Qatar Islamic Bank’s Group CEO, shares his experience with these two innovation journeys and how they intersect.

July 15, 2020

In the context of COVID-19, international tourism has come to a near halt. This will have a significant impact on activity in many emerging markets. Even under optimistic assumptions, tourism may decline by 60% in 2020. Any recovery will be highly uneven, with Asia and Europe in better positions. High uncertainty is surrounding the outlook given the state of the pandemic.

July 14, 2020

A recent PBoC survey revealed information regarding Chinese household balance sheets. Chinese households’ net worth is surprisingly large thanks to high savings rates and rising home values. The under-allocation in financial assets means poor liquidity yet great potential for diversification. 

July 14, 2020

The July 2020 IIF Global Regulatory Update provides updates on current work streams.

July 14, 2020
The EM external outlook is shifting under the covid-19 shock. We study import and export trends in the first half of 2020. Imports are contracting...

July 14, 2020

We examine currencies in the MENA region with large secondary market discounts, the biggest of which are in Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Sudan. The divergence of official and parallel FX rates in these countries reflects decades of economic mismanagement, public corruption, and international sanctions. 

July 13, 2020

We analyze the impact of COVID-19 via early activity indicators. Tourism and remittances receipts are key vulnerability drivers. Despite shrinking services surpluses, falling goods imports have kept external pressure contained. Monetary policy has eased markedly, while fiscal space is more limited. 

July 10, 2020

On June 30th, the IIF hosted our first ever event dedicated to central banking - Central Banking in the Age of COVID-19. This week's episode of The Big Questions recaps some of the most interesting moments.

July 10, 2020

In response to the request for a waiver from private lenders stating that a request from sovereign borrowers for forbearance from official creditors would not constitute an event of default, we are very pleased to published this “G20 DSSI Template Waiver Letter Agreement.” 

July 9, 2020
Amid rampant investor demand, the market for ESG data is set to top $750 million in 2020—over triple 2015 sales; ESG data providers cover a wide range of regions, sectors, and asset classes, and use differing methodologies and definitions; We note three overlapping categories of ESG data providers: market, ESG-exclusive, and specialized (e.g. climate); In the absence of mandatory disclosure, reported ESG data points vary substantially across countries and firms; Given still-patchy data availability, there is little correlation among ESG scores from different providers

July 9, 2020

The IIF has responded to the consultation of the European Commission on the mandate for Europol.

July 9, 2020
Our exchange rate fair value model rarely sends big overvaluation signals. It flagged Turkey and Argentina in early 2018 and South Africa in late 20...
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