The article reports on the growth of the domestic bond market in South Africa driven by a strong institutional investor base, high liquidity and various instruments. Topics discussed include the competitive advantages of South Africa over developing countries and factors contributing to the success of ...
Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco are leading Africa’s green bond market with over 97 per cent of issuance, supported by multilateral institutions like the African Development Bank and International Finance Corporation which signals growing momentum in green finance across the continent....
Economic Costs of Capital Flow Episodes in South Africa Similarly, a capital flow surges shock depresses money market rates, bond yields and the JSE index in contrast to the heightened VIX shocks. Exports growth and imports growth decline significantly for a long period due to heightened VIX......
In our March market commentary, we argued that the sharp intra-month rise in market yields had gone too far. Although the investment theme deteriorated in a significant way, it appeared that the market, at that point, had discounted a lot of the negative news flow. This view turned out to...
Define government bond. government bond synonyms, government bond pronunciation, government bond translation, English dictionary definition of government bond. Noun 1. government bond - a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the
The article presents information on the corporate bond market of South Africa (SA). In 2000, corporate debt accounted for less than 5% of total issuance. By 2005 its share had risen to 22%. The total nominal value of corporate debt over that period increased from R19bn to R140bn, a com...
Bond Market Monthly February 7, 2014 Respite Heightened EM volatility and softer-than-expected data has fueled an impressive rally in core government rates. Forward curves have flattened decisively and policy expectations have become more dovish. Indeed, UST, JGB, and Gilt yields are all ...
SHANGHAI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has issued an RMB-denominated bond of 7 billion yuan (about 1.04 billion U.S. dollars) in China's interbank bond market with a maturity of three years, the bank said Thursday. ...
Morgan ESG Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified (the “Index” and the securities comprised within it being “Index Securities”) in a manner consistent with the principles of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) focused investing. In selecting Index Securities, the Investment ...
Notes: CNY-denominated market is represented by the ChinaBond New Composite Index; CNH-denominated market is represented by FTSE Dim Sum Bond Index; and USD-denominated market is represented by the J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index (JACI) China. Historically, exposure to China in most global fixed...