Stress Testing Corporate Balance Sheets in Emerging Economies
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Summary:
In recent years, firms in emerging market countries have increased borrowing, particularly in foreign currency, owing to easy access to global capital markets, prolonged low interest rates and good investment opportunities. This paper discusses the trends in emerging market corporate debt and leverage, and illustrates how those firms are vulnerable to interest rate, exchange rate and earnings shocks. The results of a stress test show that while corporate sector risk remains moderate in most emerging economies, a combination of macroeconomic and financial shocks could significantly erode firms’ ability to service debt and lead to higher debt at risk, especially in countries with high shares of foreign currency debt and low natural hedges.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2015/216
Subject:
Corporate sector Currencies Economic sectors Emerging and frontier financial markets Financial markets Financial sector policy and analysis Financial statements Money Public financial management (PFM) Stress testing
English
Publication Date:
September 30, 2015
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513502717/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2015216
Pages:
18
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