By Toby McIntosh Partially lifting the lid on a “treasure trove” of international economic data has not dampened interest in getting a closer look inside,…
Category: GEMs Database
By Toby McIntosh The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Oct. 15 reported on country-by-country loan default and recovery rates for the first time,…
By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank Complaints Mechanism is working on two appeals by Eye on Global Transparency (EYE) concerning denials of access to…
A consortium of international financial institutions, under pressure to be more transparent with a database called GEMs, has released aggregated data on the risk of…
By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank (EIB) has denied a request by Eye on Global Transparency for the minutes of a meeting held by…
By Toby McIntosh The Steering Committee that manages a massive nonpublic database on the performance of loans in the developing world – to which the…
The drive toward disclosure of the “GEMs” database, seems to be perking along, still with many questions unanswered and limited information. EYE has received a…
By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank in 2019 tweeted enthusiastically about “a milestone” that would “mobilise private institutional capital” for international development. The tweet…
By Toby McIntosh The international steering committee that controls the Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) has decided to make the data more transparent, according to…
By Toby McIntosh Unlocking a massive treasure chest of financial data could fuel more private sector investment in developing countries, according to advocates calling for…