Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The overview of G8 Action Plan on Local Bond Markets lists a couple of documents that were mentioned in the implementation report to be published soon, but have not been published since:
IMF: "ABS in Emerging Markets: Recent Trends and Policy Implications"
Capital Markets Consultative Group (CMCG): Study about the Impediments ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The Document contains an overview of the G8 Action Plan on the developments of local currency bond markets and the implementation report.
The overview-report looks at the problems identified by the G8 Action Plans, Task delegated to various institutions and results given from the implementation report. It is subdivided into ten ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Great article by Peter Nixon on the Development of Local Bond Markets in Africa.
He outlines the following benefits from having Local Bond Markets:
Foreign versus local currency
Reduced volatility and easier debt management
Long-term fiscal budget stability
Increased investors confidence
Reduced conflict of interest between devaluation of currency to spur export growth and appreciation of ...
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