G8 Action Plan on Local Currency Bond Markets – Overview

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 ...

Africa and Local Bond Markets

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 ...

Summary of the recommendations of the Meltzer-Report

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

To assess the evolution of the Financial Architecture after the Asian Crisis, the Meltzer Report provides a good gauge for the critique of the USA and other G7 countries towards the International Financial Institution. The report is named after Allan H. Meltzer, an economist and prominent critic of the Bretton-Woods-Institutions. In ...