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Ugandan minister says anti-gay law has little investment impact

August 24, 2021 at 11:40 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Uganda's anti-gay law is having little impact on its ability to attract investment from Western economies and investors, its finance minister said on Tuesday. Western donors have...

Investors look beyond anti-gay law and stick with Uganda

August 24, 2021 at 10:34 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Fuzzy guidelines on ethical investing and donors' timid response to Uganda's new anti-gay law have reassured fund managers and private equity firms about continuing to invest in...

High-yield bonds draw investors as emerging debt loses them

November 3, 2021 at 8:23 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Shove over, emerging markets - high-yield debt has taken your place. Emerging-market bonds, star performers just a year ago, are being replaced by high-yielding corporate debt from...

High-yield bonds draw investors as emerging debt loses them

December 23, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Shove over, emerging markets - high-yield debt has taken your place. Emerging-market bonds, star performers just a year ago, are being replaced by high-yielding corporate debt from...

Emerging market policymakers move to allay currency concerns

August 24, 2021 at 7:35 p.m.

DAVOS/LONDON (Reuters) - Top emerging market policymakers moved to allay concerns about their economies on Friday after investors sold off their currencies, raising fears of a broad market rout. The...

Resource companies ripping off Africa: AfDB chief

August 24, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the...

Bond yields too low? There’s always Rwanda

August 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Last summer, euro zone member Spain was struggling to borrow money for 10 years at a yield below 7 percent. Last week, Rwanda had no trouble. Rock-bottom...

Investors head back to safety of bonds

August 24, 2021 at 1:40 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Global investors grew more cautious this month, reacting to the crisis in Cyprus by adding to safe-haven bond positions, though cash buffers fell to a two-year low,...

Analysis : Emerging market switch could boost Greek stocks

August 24, 2021 at 1:16 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - A switch from developed to emerging market stock indices could rekindle demand for Greek shares, although the crisis-hit euro zone state might sit uncomfortably among the fast-growing...

From booze to bulldozers, analysts scour for emerging market data

August 23, 2021 at 10:27 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - From phone bills in Lagos to bulldozers in Beijing, analysts are looking creatively at ways to measure the strength of emerging market economies where official data sometimes...

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