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How digital bonds could reshape debt markets and cut borrowing costs

DIGIT — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:35:32 +0000

Lamine Brahimi discusses how blockchain-based government bonds could revolutionize debt markets, with benefits including lower borrowing costs and efficient settlements.

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IMF Says Sub-Saharan Africa Already Feeling Effects of the ‘Big Funding Squeeze’

DIGIT — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:19:55 +0000

Countries from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region face a “big funding squeeze” which is forcing some of them to cut spending on health, education, and infrastructure. According to Abebe Aemro Selassie, people from the region are already “feeling the effects of the funding crisis.” The IMF says countries from the SSA region should also consider […]

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The Turkish Lira Plunges Following Removal of a Central Bank Governor, BTC Searches up

DIGIT — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:00:21 +0000

The Turkish lira currency plunged by more than 10% on March 22 after the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly fired Naci Agbal, the country’s central bank governor. Having initially touched a new low of 8.280 a dollar, the lira recovered to close at 7.75 a dollar by 20.00 hours GMT. Inflation Fears On the […]

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Report: Pandemic Response Pushed Global Debt to $272 Trillion in Q3, $5T in Borrowing Expected in Q4

DIGIT — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:45:08 +0000

The Institute of International Finance (IIF) says global debt will soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of 2020 as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, the debt has ballooned by $15 trillion this year to $272 trillion through September. Governments from developed markets account for […]

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