Infrastructure investment in emerging and frontier markets faces a persistent paradox. Projects are economically necessary and technically sound, yet many fail to reach financial close. The limiting ...

This note examines the transmission of credit risk of banks to the sovereign using the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023—an event that reverberated globally across banking sectors—as ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -If a planned fiscal consolidation in Colombia fails to stabilize public debt and comply with fiscal rules, it could lead to a ratings downgrade for the Andean nation, a top Moody's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. When governments borrow from the capital markets, the credit rating agencies Standard & Poor ...

Data shows untapped potential, resilience in emerging markets. WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024—The World Bank Group today published sought-after proprietary statistics that reveal the credit risk profile ...

A Kenya police officer looks on from a police car while holding a riot gun during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament debate the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on ...

In this article, we are going to discuss the 12 countries with best Moody’s credit rating for sovereign bonds. You can skip our detailed analysis of the credit risk outlook and go directly to the 5 ...

The Willis survey highlighted how domestic policy has itself become a material source of political risk. Thirty‑nine per cent (39%) of companies said they face higher risks because of the policy ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s $25‑billion Canada Strong Fund, billed as the country’s first sovereign wealth fund, is drawing criticism for being debt‑financed rather than surplus‑funded. Economists, ...