Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic launched a tender offer to repurchase all its USD and DOP debt maturing in 2026, contingent on the successful issuance of new
February 11, 2025
The Dominican Republic launched a tender offer to repurchase all its USD and DOP debt maturing in 2026, contingent on the successful issuance of new
Argentine President Milei stated that the Peso’s appreciation is a result of fiscal and monetary tightening, not government intervention. He confirmed that the IMF agreement
Morocco is urged by the IMF to broaden the tax base and cut spending to finance structural reforms. Economic growth is projected to accelerate to
Egypt’s core CPI inflation dropped to 22.6% YoY in January, from 23.2% in December. This allows room for potential interest rate cuts in the upcoming
Botswana’s budget deficit for 2025-26 is forecast at 7.6% of GDP, with proposals for a 1.5% tax hike on corporate income and top earners. The
President Trump suggested Israel should end its ceasefire with Hamas if hostages aren’t returned by this weekend. He also threatened to cut off US aid
Mongolia is planning its first dollar bond since having a credit rating upgrade last year, to make use of investor demand for frontier debt. It
Moldova’s government has agreed a solution to continue supply gas to the breakaway region of Transnistria, after Russia halted supplies to the region in January.
Kazakhstan’s President, Tokayev, ordered a review of the government’s VAT reform proposal, saying that the suggested rate of 20% was “too high”, after opposition from the
State media in Azerbaijan warn the country implement economic sanctions against Russia, over the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in December, which Baku says was accidentally
Vietnam’s central bank sold about USD 9 bln in 2024 to stabilize the currency, raising the price of dollars sold to banks for the first
FDI in the Philippines registered net inflows of USD 901 mln in November 2024, down 19.8% from the previous year. However, cumulative FDI from January
The Bank of Papua New Guinea explored the feasibility of launching a CBDC, unveiling its findings from the digital kina initiative. The project, developed with
Economists identify India and Thailand as most vulnerable to risks from President Trump’s proposed reciprocal tariffs, which could raise tariffs by 4-6 percentage points. These
Bangladesh’s central bank kept its policy rates unchanged to support economic growth amid easing inflation. The central bank expects inflation to fall to 7%-8% by
President Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on all US imports of steel and aluminum, affecting suppliers like Mexico and Canada. The tariffs, expected under