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Patrick Curran
Senior Economist @ Tellimer Research
Patrick focuses on emerging market macro/sovereign research. Prior to joining Tellimer, he worked at Eaton Vance in Boston conducting sovereign fixed income analysis and spent time at the South African Reserve Bank in Pretoria. He holds an MA in International Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington and is a CFA charterholder.
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Macro Analysis /
Zambia
Zambia: Investor presentation kicks off ambitious restructuring timeline
Zambia’s Ministry of Finance, and its advisers (White & Case and Lazard), held an investor presentation earlier today via webcast following last Tuesday’s consent solicitation (see here). The government has also asked that accumulated arrears be incl...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 29 September 2020
Macro Analysis /
Lebanon
Lebanon back to square one as prime minister resigns
Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib stepped down on Saturday after failing to form a cabinet, saying that efforts to form a non-partisan government were "bound to fail" and expressing his "sincerest apologies to the Lebanese people". President Mic...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 28 September 2020
Flash Report /
Global
Zambia's botched budget
Finance Minister Ng’andu presented the 2021 budget today (here), with the figures presented all but squashing hopes of IMF relief and a speedy resolution to its debt crisis. While Ng’andu paid lip service to making them more efficient in 2021, agricu...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 25 September 2020
Flash Report /
Global
Turkey: Surprise rate hike will ease currency pressure but is no panacea
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) surprised markets today by hiking its one-week repo rate by 200bps to 10.25%, the first hike since May 2018. TRY has strengthened by c1% today on the news. A widening current account deficit and capit...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 24 September 2020
Sovereign Analysis /
Zambia
Zambia: Interest deferral is first step to restructuring
Zambia announced a consent solicitation today, seeking approval to defer interest payments on its three outstanding eurobonds from 14 October 2020 until 14 April 2021. Prior to agreeing on a comprehensive debt restructuring in July and a US$6.5bn 27-...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 22 September 2020
Flash Report /
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Eurobonds collapse on lack of IMF urgency
Sri Lankan eurobonds have taken a nosedive today on the back of a Bloomberg report citing a lack of urgency for IMF funding. In an interview today, Finance Secretary S. R. Attygalle added that Sri Lanka will only look to tap the international debt ma...
Patrick Curran @ Tellimer Research 17 September 2020
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