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The railroads legal framework was approved in the Senate, the rapporteur of the court-ordered payments PEC submitted his report on the text in the House, and former President Lula will give an interview this morning
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Oct 2021
Deputy Hugo Motta, the rapporteur of the court-ordered payments PEC, withdrew the possibility of paying in installments. The vote on the text was scheduled for October 19. The Plenary of the House approved the summoning of Paulo Guedes to provide an explanation on the offshore issue. Next week wi...
Inflation picture turned even more ugly in September
HUNGARY · In Brief · 08 Oct 2021
CPI-inflation for September was reported as 0.2% mom, 5.5% yoy this morning, the yoy headline rate rising to a 9-year peak level, quite sharply up from 4.9% in August. Core inflation also rose markedly, to 4% yoy from the previous month's 3.6% yoy. Analysts expected 5.4% yoy and the MNB, in its l...
Stormy start of October: Pandora Papers and the dismissal of the Parliament Speaker
UKRAINE · In Brief · 07 Oct 2021
The start of October appeared to be rather stormy for Ukrainian elites. The Pandora Papers as well as the removal of Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov from his post have changed a lot on the Ukrainian political landscape. I do not expect immediate consequences from both events. However, in the m...
Governor Yaron sounded very optimistic today, sees possibility of higher rates one year from now
ISRAEL · In Brief · 07 Oct 2021
Very optimistic tone from the BoIThe rate hold decision came as no surprise but the general tone was very optimistic with much stronger GPD growth forecasted this year (7% instead of 5.5% previous forecast) and remaining robust in 2022 (5.5%). Yaron sees the possibility of a rate hike one year fr...
Sérgio Moro’s presidential candidacy may be announced next week, former President Lula will give a press conference this Friday, and Dep. Hugo Motta should submit his report on the court-ordered payments PEC today
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Oct 2021
Sérgio Moro's candidacy will add yet another possible candidate, further favoring the polarization between Bolsonaro and Lula. Lula’s goal with the press conference is to gain space in the media. The court-ordered payments PEC will likely receive a request for review of the text, and the vote in ...
OFZ: manageable near-term issuance target, ambitious long-term plan
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 07 Oct 2021
Russia’s Finance Ministry released its tactical (for 4Q21) and strategic (for 2022-24) borrowing plans last week. The former looks quite moderate (R505 bln), while the latter remains ambitious (R3.6 trln annually). Nevertheless, the cash position of the government is still comfortable, which allo...
Turkey and Azerbaijan hold joint military exercises
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 07 Oct 2021
On October 5 a three-day drill began. It is called "Unshakable Brotherhood". The two countries speak virtually the same language. The drills are taking place in the Nakhchivan Exclave. This area borders Turkey, Armenia and Iran. It involves drones, tanks and planes, as well as ground troops. They...
Populist policy to keep inflation elevated over the next months
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · In Brief · 07 Oct 2021
According to Rosstat, inflation in September reached 0.60% m-o-m - inflation YTD, and y-o-y reached 5.32% and 7.4%. Inflation in seven days ending October 4 was at 0.26%. Out of it, 0.15%, Rosstat allocated to the first four days of October. In September, prices started to grow across the board, ...
UAE: $4bn federal bonds issued; prospectus sheds some light on the federation and Sharjah
GULF COUNTRIES · Report · 06 Oct 2021 · 1 response
The $4bn issuance was slightly larger than initially indicated, pricing close to Abu Dhabi as expected. It was largely opportunistic as the federal government rarely runs a deficit and even this year it's unlikely to be much more than -$1bn, with most of the bond proceeds going into the investmen...
Good fiscal data, combined with a cooling economy
HUNGARY · In Brief · 06 Oct 2021
We have got somewhat mixed feelings, having seen the most recent macro data releases.On the one hand, the general government deficit by Eurostat's ESA-2010 methodology, i.e. the main policy indicator on fiscal balance, was an excellent 4.2% of GDP in H1, 0.5%-point below the corresponding data fo...
Sen. Roberto Rocha submitted his report on the Tax Reform, Paulo Guedes and Roberto Campos Neto may have to appear before Congress regarding their offshore accounts, and Arthur Lira will vote on a proposal that changes the calculation of fuel prices
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 Oct 2021
Senator Roberto Rocha’s report provides for the creation of a dual Value Added Tax (VAT). One part creates the CBS tax and the other, the IBS tax. The Senate approved the new railroad legal framework. The text will now go to the House for further analysis. The Committee on Work, Administration an...
Beijing’s Evergrande solution
CHINA ADVISORY · Report · 06 Oct 2021
Beijing believes the risks of a US-style financial crisis caused by a property bubble outweigh the risks of an Evergrande default. But it is also encouraging a “soft” landing for the resolution of Evergrande’s debt problems that would avoid political unrest and a bank crisis. How will Beijing res...
No news is... no news
VENEZUELA · In Brief · 05 Oct 2021
The communiqué issued in Mexico on September 27, 2021, indicates the parties' willingness to continue negotiating and make the negotiations more inclusive through a consultation and participation mechanism involving political and social, national and international, actors. The government swiftly ...
Reports show Paulo Guedes and Roberto Campos Neto have offshore companies, the Senate may vote on the railroad framework today, and a partner of the logistics company VTCLog, Raimundo Nonato Brasil, testifies in the Pandemic CPI
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 05 Oct 2021
Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP), submitted a request to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to open a preliminary investigation against Paulo Guedes and Roberto Campos Neto. The PSOL caucus in the House has started collecting signatures for the opening of a CPI on this issue. Despite the discomfort, the...
Coronavirus surging in Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 05 Oct 2021
On October 5 the record for daily deaths was surpassed yet again. There were 895 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours. The total death toll from the pandemic is 211,000 which is the highest in Europe.A new rise in cases has caused several regions to reintroduce restrictions for the first time sinc...