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Bpifrance dives into European Green Bond market
◆ EuGB label attracts second French agency ◆ Tight pricing to existing secondaries ◆ Label, no-grow language and marketing all help
Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
Trafigura strikes third German-guaranteed loan for critical metals
Commerzbank arranges $1.1bn deal for supply of vital raw materials
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Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
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◆ Order book smaller than issuer’s last covered in January ◆ Banker said covered bond market has reached plateau ◆
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Treasury director Rodrigo Robledo says investor relations work has paid off
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◆ Two steps to terms debated ◆ Priced flat to fair value or even with negative concession ◆ Investors split on long-dated holdco supply
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◆ Norwegian bank increases size ◆ Issuer meets spread objective ◆ Banker said he drew confidence from secondaries
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◆ Issuers opt for extra guidance as market softens ◆ Enexis takes size at six years ◆ DSM-Firmenich lands tight
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◆ Madrid plans 10 year deal ◆ Bpifrance set to launch EuGB ◆ MuniFin 'rare and well regarded'
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Questions hang over the future of software as a service firms
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Shipbuilder's shares fall 10% after capital raise
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◆ Energy pair bring three tranches ◆ Sub-100bp senior/hybrid spreads secured ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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Founder of climate investing think tank wants to apply ideas as bond investor
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When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
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Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion
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Ivory Coast squeezed tight, taking $1.3bn in an 'aggressive' execution
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Blackstone is targeting a quicker than usual three day execution
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The country is one of the highest regarded sovereign issuers on the continent
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The government has been much more proactive in its debt management since a scare in 2024
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The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
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The London listing review, out this week, has been hailed as a vital chance for the City to straighten its slipping crown as Europe’s top financial centre.
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The US this week confirmed it would follow the EU and sanction certain Russian individuals in connection with the poisoning of prominent opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The announcements did not move markets, and are a far cry from the worst-case scenario some had feared.
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Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that it would continue to provide international ratings and research on Mexican government-owned oil giant Pemex even after the issuer said it was dispensing with the agency’s services. Previously, Mexican president Andrés Manual López Obrador had publicly criticised Fitch’s negative rating actions on Pemex, which accounts for nearly 10% of investor holdings of EM corporate bonds.
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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