Debt management
Central Bank of Tunisia to lend up $2.2 billion to government
Loan amounts to around 28% of the central bank’s foreign currency reserves
Argentina reaches provisional agreement with IMF
Fund may continue loan despite non-compliance and ease reserve targets
IMF eases Argentina loan terms
Fund approves $5.4 billion payout and lowers reserves targets as drought conditions bite
Sovereign debt restructuring can be improved – paper
Authors recommend changes to GDP-linked debt and process of loss sharing
Bolivia seeks reserves boost from retail bond sale
Unusual central bank operation “does not make much sense”, former governor says
Critics accuse Barbados authorities of monetary financing
Government says it is using SDRs to buy bonds, while governor says purchases are legal
El Salvador congress approves use of SDRs for early debt repayment
Talks with IMF stalled as country tackles $24 billion debt load
MAS to raise $1.7 billion with 50-year green bonds
Singapore’s debut green bond was oversubscribed more than two times by large investors
IMF approves $4 billion payment for Argentina
Country passes first IMF review, but reserves have declined in recent weeks
Sovereign green bonds: the reserve portfolio’s panacea?
German, Swedish, Danish and UK debt managers speak to Victor Mendez-Barreira about ‘twin bonds’ and other efforts to solve green bond liquidity concerns
Honduran Congress clears way for SDR loan
Declaration of “emergency” will allow government to access $335 million held at central bank
RBI offers bond accounts to retail investors
Central bank to sell debt directly to public, as recent auctions show signs of strain
UK debt office narrowly avoided disorderly market in March
DMO chief says BoE intervention triggered rapid recovery; debt issuance now running at record levels
IMF staff: Argentina’s debt restructuring plan could restore sustainability
Staff give positive assessment but say there are major risks
BRI debt is sustainable, participant countries signal
Countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative say they are not concerned about debt sustainability at home but neighbouring country obligations could be a risk
G20 agrees debt relief for poorest nations
IMF and World Bank welcome “powerful, fast-acting initiative”
IMF staff say Argentina’s debt is unsustainable
Report calls for haircut for private creditors as Argentine government demands IMF debt forgiveness
Crises are non-linear, beware high debt levels – research
IMF paper warns against complacency on high debt levels
Emerging markets face growing debt risk – IMF paper
One-third of emerging market debt over-valued as low-income countries set to issue more
Book notes: Why not default?, by Jerome Roos
A thought-provoking book that will repay the investment of any reader with an interest in sovereign debt
China’s bond market needs reform, economist says
IMF book looks in detail at China’s bond market characteristics, prospects and reforms