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Economy 11 months ago
Developing nations rack up $3.9 bln in net debt payments to China a year: Study
China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, has historically played a key role in financing infrastructure projects across the Global South, committing over $472 billion through its policy banks, the China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank, between 2008 and 2024.
Markets 11 months ago
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In stressed global bond market, RI investors look inward for cues
Growing concern about debt levels in developed economies could see some bond investors look to emerging market issuances as an alternative, but in Indonesia, they will want answers about the new finance minister and the burden-sharing scheme with Bank Indonesia (BI).
Academia 1 year ago
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Burden sharing: From emergency lifeline to fiscal dependence?
While the burden sharing scheme was an apt instrument during the COVID-19 pandemic, it now risks becoming a fiscal dominance policy, blurring the line between fiscal and monetary policy, accelerating depreciation, eroding market trust and undermining the central bank's independence.
Economy 1 year ago
Bessent says US tariff revenue could be well over $500 billion a year
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that customs duty revenues from President Donald Trump's tariffs may top US$500 billion a year, with a substantial jump from July to August and likely a bigger jump in September.
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