Wednesday 20, February 2013 by Isla MacFarlane

Fitch: Corporates bolster funding profile with debt build-up

New issuance by EMEA and US non-financial corporates rose sharply in 2012, exceeding scheduled maturities by a factor of around three to one as companies took advantage of record low rates to pre-fund their borrowing, Fitch Ratings says.

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Economics IMF updates on Iraq economy

Recent macroeconomic developments have been broadly positive in Iraq. Economic growth in Iraq reached 8.4 per cent in 2012 and… read more