Foreign investors are increasingly important participants in the local currency sovereign bond markets of developing countries. This note provides context on the overall growth of local currency sovereign debt markets in emerging markets and the growth of foreign investor participation in these...

Low- and middle-income country governments are increasingly tapping the global debt capital markets. This is increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher cost than traditional external borrowing on concessional terms. Using a novel methodology based on...

More and more developing country governments are tapping the global debt capital markets. Thisis increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher costthan traditional external borrowing on concessional terms. Using a novel methodology based onestimating...

Foreign investors are increasingly important participants in the local currency sovereign bond markets of developing countries. This note provides context on the overall growth of local currency sovereign debt markets in emerging markets and the growth of foreign investor participation in these...

Low- and middle-income country governments are increasingly tapping the global debt capital markets. This is increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher cost than traditional external borrowing on concessional terms. Using a novel methodology based on...

More and more developing country governments are tapping the global debt capital markets. Thisis increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher costthan traditional external borrowing on concessional terms. Using a novel methodology based onestimating...

The heterogeneous demographic composition of South African households means that the way that household income or expenditure is converted into an individual-level welfare measure is likely to matter.  This paper examines the monetary and time costs of the most common economic dependents in...