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Deze masterproef onderzoekt de invloed van credit downgrades uitgegeven door kredietbeoordelaars, zoals Moody's, Fitch en S&P, op de Europese obligatiemarkt. De focus ligt voornamelijk op het concept van financiële besmetting. Aan de hand van een algemene regressie wordt de invloed van een negatieve kredietscore op de nationale obligatiemarkt onderzocht. Vervolgens wordt via een event study de invloed van diezelfde kredietwijziging aangetoond op de volledige Europese obligatiemarkt. Het eindresultaat bleek significant. Door de recente politieke en financiële eenmaking in Europa worden nationale schokken inderdaad doorgegeven aan andere lidstaten waarop de schok de facto niet van toepassing is. Er is sprake van financiële besmetting op de Europese obligatiemarkt.

Credit rating changes. --- Economische systemen. --- Sovereign bond yield spread. --- Sovereign debt crisis. --- Spillover effects.

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This paper presents a comprehensive cross-country database of fiscal space, broadly defined as the availability of budgetary resources for a government to service its financial obligations. The database covers up to 200 countries over the period 1990-2016, and includes 28 indicators of fiscal space grouped into four categories: debt sustainability, balance sheet vulnerability, external and private sector debt related risks as potential causes of contingent liabilities, and market access. The authors illustrate potential applications of the database by analyzing developments in fiscal space across three time frames: over the past quarter century; during financial crises; and during oil price plunges. The main results are as follows. First, fiscal space had improved in many countries before the global financial crisis. In advanced economies, following severe deteriorations during the crisis, many indicators of fiscal space have virtually returned to levels in the mid-2000s. In contrast, fiscal space has shrunk in many emerging market and developing economies since the crisis. Second, financial crises tend to coincide with deterioration in multiple indicators of fiscal space, but they are often followed by reduced reliance on short-term borrowing. Finally, fiscal space narrows in energy-exporting emerging market and developing economies during oil price plunges but later expands, often because of procyclical fiscal tightening and, in some episodes, a recovery in oil prices.

Financial Crises --- Fiscal Debt --- Fiscal Policy --- Oil Prices --- Private Debt --- Risk --- Sovereign Debt

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A strong legal framework that forms the basis for the activities of debt managers is crucial for enabling an effective public debt management function. This paper aims to complement discussions on the legal foundations of debt management by detecting and discussing essential elements that allow the government to issue sukuk, the equivalent of bonds, in Islamic finance. Drawing on the cases of recent sovereign issuers, these discussions begin with outlining the clear provision of a mandate to issue and to employ certain public assets in the execution of underlying transactions, as well to establish, engage with, and administer Special Purpose Vehicles used in structuring these issuances. Additional aspects that need to be addressed are the treatment of proceeds and the assurance of investors with regards to debt service. The enabling environment should be complemented by changes in the taxation regime and financial market regulations that facilitate the issuances.

Debt --- Debt Markets --- Finance --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Public Debt --- Public Sector Development --- Sovereign Debt

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Debts, Public --- Debts, Government --- Government debts --- National debts --- Public debt --- Public debts --- Sovereign debt --- Debt --- Bonds --- Deficit financing

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Debts, Public --- Debts, Government --- Government debts --- National debts --- Public debt --- Public debts --- Sovereign debt --- Debt --- Bonds --- Deficit financing