sovereign debt
Venezuela’s billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect?
[NEW YORK/LONDON] The toppling of President Nicolas Maduro has thrust Venezuela’s debt crisis – one of the world’s largest unresolved sovereign defaults – into the limelight.
Rising public debt and what it could mean for investors
An immediate risk is that concerns over debt sustainability and credit rating cuts could trigger periodic volatility in bond yields
G20 pushes to revamp slow debt-relief framework as borrowing costs surge
Ensuring equal treatment for all creditors has been a big part of why the process has been so slow and prone to setback
Issue 165: All eyes on Singapore’s green bond auction; a call for insurance consistency
This week in ESG: Singapore reopens S$1 billion of 50-year green bonds; insurance companies’ split personality on climate risk
Developing nations face ‘tidal wave’ of China debt: report
[SYDNEY] The world’s poorest nations face a “tidal wave of debt” as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think tank warned Tuesday in a new report.
Foreign banks sell record Indian sovereign debt as tensions rise
They sold a net US$1.2 billion of the debt
Issue 145: South-east Asia’s sunburn; favourable market greets Singapore green bond auction
This week in ESG: US unveils solar tariffs on Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; Singapore to offer S$1.8 billion of 30-year green bonds
JPMorgan sours on hard currency sovereign debt
JPMORGAN has lowered its view on emerging markets sovereign debt in dollars, bank analysts said in a Thursday note.
Facing Trump’s return, EU confronts economic challenges
CONFRONTED with the return of Donald Trump, EU leaders on Friday are set to commit to deeply reform Europe’s economy and tackle challenges highlighted by a blockbuster report.
The world’s US$100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking
Even before global finance chiefs fly into Washington over the next few days, they’ve been urged in advance by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tighten their belts.
