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What happens when global donors shy away from aid
Will aid dependency now lead to debt dependency?
| By Udaibir Das
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Italy’s Meloni, unlike Truss, learning from history, opts for ‘stability-first’
Economic resilience as Rome’s debt ratio falls and EU funding starts to flow
Frontier economies require new approach to sustainable debt
Redistribution of unused SDR allocations could be key
Ukraine reconstruction requires private and public sector support
Building back better and greener is the priority
How the UK can avoid a debt crisis
Fiscal considerations are becoming an increasing force in monetary decisions
Greece’s green bond plans are positive but liquidity will be an issue
Issuance another milestone in the country’s return to capital markets
Governments must accept losses on central bank balance sheets
Banca d’Italia Governor Ignazio Visco discusses the challenges ahead for Italy and Europe
Growing geopolitical problem for debt managers
Rising spreads for CEE countries pose questions over possible ECB action
European sovereigns come to terms with poorer liquidity
Debt management offices need to provide more incentives to primary dealers
NGEU successful test case for permanent joint EU borrowing
Energy crisis could prompt issuance of in demand euro-denominated safe assets
Weak demand for Bunds has reached ‘beyond tipping point’
October's seven-year Bund sale failed to cover half its issuance
Austria provides template for bringing short-term investors to sovereign green bond market
World's first green treasury bills attract solid demand
Investors should not view step-down coupons on SLBs as penalties
Two-way pricing means risks are shared by issuers and investors
African markets build resilience in a challenging environment
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries in the region
EU has some way to go to establish itself as a sovereign issuer
EU restricted from becoming a permanent borrower, hampering sovereign status
Surge in UK gilt yields exposes pension fund weaknesses
Low, not rising, yields were thought to be the danger
