Infrastructure financing
Bundesbank backs German debt brake reform
Next chancellor could try to push reform through before new parliament is sworn in
IMF opens long-term lending initiative
Resilience and Sustainability Trust will offer 20-year packages to mitigate long-term problems
Namibia plans sovereign wealth fund
Mining and energy revenue will support new entity
IMF agrees with Fed on ‘transitory’ inflation
Georgieva says recent inflation spike likely to pass; supports Biden’s fiscal plans
A return of the inflation monster?
There are fears that a shift in intellectual approach towards running economies ‘hot’ could herald a return of the money-eating inflation era
Norwegian SWF makes first investment in unlisted green project
GPFG to invest $1.66 billion in Dutch offshore wind farm
Richmond Fed’s Barkin calls for more vocational training
Tom Barkin says US infrastructure workforce depleted; advocates more immigration
IMF warns Zambia over risks
Country must act fast over rising debt to prevent “disorderly” fiscal adjustment, IMF board says
RBNZ publishes new FMI regulation bill
Proposal would enhance central bank’s ability to hold market participants to binding standards
Philippines central bank to support infrastructure plan
Deputy governor says the country could achieve ‘A’ ratings in the next 18 months, which may cut financing costs
Liberia’s central bank chief resigns amid reports of ‘government pressure’
Local media reports Weeks resisted government pressure to agree to loan financing
HKMA rolls out new initiatives to lure bond issuance
The three-year pilot promises to fund half of eligible bond issuance expense, up to a maximum of HK$2.5 million
Singapore seeks infrastructure investment boost
MAS and ministry of trade and industry to set up an infrastructure office to encourage local and international firms to build Asian infrastructure
HKMA exchange fund clocks 10-year high returns
Returns driven by strong global economy and financial markets; 7.1% figure highest since 2007
Philippines set to launch repo market
The government securities repo programme will be launched on November 27, as a part of the local currency debt and foreign exchange market reforms
Monetary Authority of Singapore courts Asia bond issuers
MAS aims to strengthen Singapore’s position as Asia’s fixed-income hub for bond issuers
HKMA pledges $1bn to IFC infrastructure platform
HKMA commits $1 billion of its Exchange Fund to International Finance Corporation’s syndicated loan platform to invest in infrastructure projects
HKMA eyes infrastructure investments in Belt and Road initiative
Hong Kong’s central bank plans to invest reserves to help meet Asia's $1.7 trillion annual infrastructure needs, focusing on countries engaged in China’s Belt and Road initiative
BSP launches reforms to spur domestic debt market growth
The country aims to develop its domestic capital market to finance its massive infrastructure program; reforms will be undertaken over a period of 18 months
China-led Asian Financial Cooperation Association launches
AFCA aims to strengthen regional financial co-operation and participate in global financial governance
The role of innovation and consumption in China's growth transformation
Former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin analyses the benefits of China potentially transforming itself into a high-income country by 2020 as well as the wider global implications