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‘Crippling’ US sanctions cause painful contraction as oil exports dry up
Migrants’ money channelled into diaspora bonds and infrastructure investment
Yield-seeking EM investors should not forget that currencies are vulnerable to swings
Colossal 48% fall in country’s benchmark stock index ranks as one of the sharpest ever
Stocks lag behind rising developed markets in ‘really strange year’
Asset class that used to excel in risk-on environments is lagging behind developed markets
IMF cuts forecasts in almost every region as it predicts second-weakest year since 2002
Near-boycott ends as Kiev emerges from past crises
Confluence of factors means devaluations may now work in reverse
Financials have drawn the most interest, with the average fund having a 5.4% exposure
Region’s push into major equity and bond benchmarks drives strong inflows
Second downgrade would plunge Mexican oil company into junk territory
Ashmore crunches 20 years of news to find that media ‘frenzies’ are good opportunities
Korea, Singapore, Israel and Taiwan could be stripped from corporate bond flagship
Public debt balloons back to levels seen before massive write-off programme
Slowing globalisation and weaker economic growth blamed for pullback
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1980
Forex buying spree appears to make Hanoi a ‘currency manipulator’
Banks and real estate among sectors expected to be exposed by declining labour force
Developing countries pull ahead for first time since 2013 despite widespread gloom
Tariffs on Chinese exports open door to wave of imports from rest of Asia
Toxic mix of politics, governance concerns and valuation puts off investors
Move raises questions about country’s ability to continue servicing its debt
Squeeze widens infrastructure gap in poorest countries
Sovereign debt levels in developing nations are up from 34% of GDP in 2008 to 49.7% at the end of 2018
