Series: Hutchins Center Working Papers Report Cross-border investment in emerging market bonds Stylized facts and security-level evidence from Europe Katharina Bergant , Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti , and Martin Schmitz Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Print SMS Email More Reddit For media inquiries, contact: Brieanna Nicker bnicker@brookings. edu 202. 540.
7721 Download Download PDF File Download the full paper here Katharina Bergant Economist - International Monetary Fund Twitter kat_bergant Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti Senior Fellow - Economic Studies , The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy Martin Schmitz Team Lead - Economist-Statistician - European Central Bank Twitter Schmitz_BoP We provide stylized facts on nonresident holdings of emerging market bonds and analyze the determinants of euro area investors’ purchases of such securities, using a comprehensive security-level dataset that tracks net transactions of individual bonds issued by emerging market economies. Euro area investors show a preference for euro-denominated and sovereign EM bonds. Net purchases tend to be higher when the macroeconomic outlook of the respective EMs improves, and U.
S. monetary policy is loosened. Conversely, euro area investors—in particular investment funds—sell emerging market debt when global financial stress is high.
In a case study for the BRICS countries, we find that euro area investors treat EM bonds issued through offshore affiliates differently from onshore securities, likely reflecting differences in currency composition. The sell-offs of EM debt in 2018 as well as during the COVID-19 shock only affected securities issued directly by domestic entities while euro area investors held on to securities issued through offshore affiliates. We’ve also written a blog highlighting some findings of the paper, particularly the differences in the investor base between China and other emerging economies and the importance of bonds issued offshore by Chinese corporate entities.
The blog highlights that the largest holders of Chinese debt are Asian financial centers (especially Hong Kong and Singapore) and foreign central banks, while the euro area and the U. S. are the largest investors in bonds issued by other emerging markets.
Read the full paper here» The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Central Bank or the International Monetary Fund. The authors are very grateful to their discussant Nicola Viegi, conference participants at the ERSA/CEPR workshop on “Emerging Markets Back in the Spotlight: Risks and Policy Options”, Andres Fernandez, and Maria Soledad Martinez-Peria for useful comments. Manuel Alcala Kovalski provided invaluable help with offshore securities’ data.
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