Treasury director Rodrigo Robledo says investor relations work has paid off

◆ Two steps to terms debated ◆ Priced flat to fair value or even with negative concession ◆ Investors split on long-dated holdco supply

◆ Norwegian bank increases size ◆ Issuer meets spread objective ◆ Banker said he drew confidence from secondaries

◆ Issuers opt for extra guidance as market softens ◆ Enexis takes size at six years ◆ DSM-Firmenich lands tight

◆ Madrid plans 10 year deal ◆ Bpifrance set to launch EuGB ◆ MuniFin 'rare and well regarded'

This week's flurry of deals takes year to date volume beyond £8bn

Shipbuilder's shares fall 10% after capital raise

◆ Energy pair bring three tranches ◆ Sub-100bp senior/hybrid spreads secured ◆ Single digit concessions offered

Founder of climate investing think tank wants to apply ideas as bond investor

When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds

London continues to benefit from metal price volatility

Latest issue rides on coattails of big tech investment spree

Ivory Coast squeezed tight, taking $1.3bn in an 'aggressive' execution

Blackstone is targeting a quicker than usual three day execution

The country is one of the highest regarded sovereign issuers on the continent

The government has been much more proactive in its debt management since a scare in 2024

The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre

Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns

When the stakes are high, a small change in odds merits a big reaction

No one wins playing the blame game

Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished

At least 12 Argentine provinces are either deep in restructuring talks with bondholders or are preparing to begin negotiations. But as Argentina’s finance minister Martín Guzmán calls for regional governments to renegotiate their debts in line with the federal government’s sustainability guidelines, investors are unlikely to grant the same level of debt relief they agreed with the sovereign.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which holds almost $400bn of assets under management, has played a critical role in maintaining financial stability during the coronavirus pandemic. Alireza Zaimi, head of corporate finance at the PIF, tells GlobalCapital how the fund weathered a commodity shock of unprecedented proportions, how the crisis has shaped its investment choices, and how its funding strategy has held up.

Icelandair, the flag carrier airline of Iceland, has gained the final major approval it needs for a government-backed loan, setting up the company for an imminent share sale and loan funding totalling about $247m-equivalent.