| Outlook 2025: European SSA bond spreads will continue to widen |
| By Burhan Khadbai |
| A combination of factors will result in spreads continuing to widen well into 2025 for the European public sector bond market. These include high supply, geopolitical risk, political uncertainty and the end of the European Central Bank’s quantitative tightening programme. Read the full commentary → |
How to finance the adaptation gap
By Daniel Wilde
Climate adaptation investment is dominated by the public sector, with private sector financing making up just 2% of tracked investment. Going forward, increased private sector financing will be needed to assist countries, businesses and communities adapt to climate change.
MEETINGS
Public finances, policy and politics: the implication for debt sustainability in 2025
Wednesday 22 January, Live broadcast
This panel discussion outlines the outlook for public finances in advanced and emerging market economies and the impact of policy and politics on sovereign debt trajectories.
ON DEMAND
From petrodollar to petroyuan?
Mark Sobel, US chair, OMFIF, speaks with Max Castelli, head of strategy, sovereign institutions at UBS Asset Management, on the role of the dollar and the various dedollarisation scenarios. They discuss Saudi Arabia’s decision to join Project mBridge and the potential implications for the dollar-based financial system.
LATEST REPORT
Global public funds and transition finance
This report explores pension and sovereign funds’ approaches to transition finance so that they can learn from each other and identify areas of common concern, including internal challenges, regulation and policy and the broader financial markets.
