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Lower near-term EM risks raise long-run opportunities

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INT

The near-term risk of defaults in emerging market (EM) sovereign debt markets is easing

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

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INT

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications

Higher rates for longer will fuel corporate distress

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INT

Firms need to repay or roll over some USD5.5tn of corporate debt obligations in 2024, with interest rates still high

Bank regulations cannot prevent a crisis of confidence

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INT

Recent events show that higher rates and crashing confidence can push well-capitalised banks to crisis quickly

Public-sector issuance aids ESG investment regulation

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INTERNATIONAL

Self-labelled AUM invested sustainably totalled USD18.4tn in 2021, 70% in Europe and 24% in the United States

Pride and politics will push Turkey to recession

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TURKEY

A sudden deterioration in US-Turkish relations has plunged Turkey into a debt and liquidity crisis

Debt crisis risks are growing in many emerging markets

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EMERGING MARKETS

Many emerging markets, whether eligible for the G20 debt relief schemes or not, could follow Sri Lanka into debt default

Public banks can finance SDGs more, but 2030 is a rush

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INTERNATIONAL

The UNCTAD report urging public banks to do the “heavy lifting” to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious

Differing priorities of age groups polarise politics

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INT

There are more people over than under 40 in high-income nations; this could exacerbate political polarisation

US monetary tightening will hit emerging markets

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INTERNATIONAL

As the Fed gets ready to raise rates, higher borrowing costs and a stronger dollar will weigh on global debt management