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Key Takeaways

A massive explosion in Lebanon kills 100 and injures thousands. Foreign investors are flocking back to Russian bonds, attracted by high yields compared to other emerging markets. Coronavirus cases in the Americas top 10m.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

Climate Action in the Financial Sector

Attention to clean energy transition financing continues to grow and is expanding beyond divestment from controversial fossil fuel projects. In order to develop more proactive capacity for private sector alignment with climate targets, efforts are underway to craft policies and regulations incentivizing decarbonization and providing clear direction on investment in climate target aligned assets.

Emerging and Existing Hotspots: Belarus

This Sunday, Belarusians will head to the polls in a presidential election that is widely expected to be marred by fraud, corruption, and unusual domestic and geopolitical tensions. A wave of protests against the rule of President Lukashenko and an escalation in tensions with Russia poise Belarus for a potentially dangerous post-election period.

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