The World Bank has agreed to guarantee funding to Banco do Brasil, enabling the bank to offer up to US$700mn in trade finance to MSMEs. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Miga), an arm of the World Bank, will provide...
Developing countries are not keeping up, warns Unctad’s World Investment Report 2025. The digital economy has become an even more important driver of global economic growth, but a high concentration of investment risks leaving many developing economies behind, according to...
Syndicated debt markets in Europe have seen “meaningful growth” so far this year, despite short-term volatility triggered by geopolitical uncertainty, according to Baird. Primary issuance year-to-date in syndicated debts markets is up 34 per cent versus the same period in...
A report from think tank New Financial, in partnership with asset manager Fidelity International, has identified a potential €4.8 trillion opportunity to transform Europe’s financial landscape — by shifting savers out of cash and into long-term investments. The study comes...
North American institutional investors are turning to private credit as they brace for more market volatility over the next 12 months, according to a new Schroders survey. The annual Global Investor Insights Survey reported that 53 per cent of North...
L&G has secured a newly-agreed £400m revolving credit facility from a syndicate of lenders for its Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF), an increase from its previous £350m facility. Firms providing the funding include Lloyds Bank, RBS International and Banco Santander,...
Zurich-headquartered private bank UBS has released its Global Wealth Report 2025. The survey provides insights into personal wealth across generations, genders, and on a regional level, analysing 56 markets globally, which are estimated to represent over 92 per cent...
Global private credit fundraising jumped by almost 60 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report by JP Morgan. However, this gain came entirely from Europe, the firm said, with North America moderating for the...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its interest rate to zero, seeking to deter investors from pushing up the franc. Investors seeking safe havens amid US tariff threats and trade uncertainty have driven up the Swiss currency, causing consumer prices...
The significant expansion in the private credit market over the past decade has led to a “fragmented technological landscape”, according to a new report by KPMG. The private credit market has seen a steady rise over the past 10 years,...
