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Investors should beware the surge in Brazilian equities that coincided with the election of its new president Jair Bolsonaro last year. -
South Korean supermarket chain Homeplus Stores is nearing a $1.5bn real estate investment trust listing. The deal deserves attention in its own right. But it also serves as a stark reminder that Singapore, once the quintessential Reit listing venue in Asia, has fallen from grace.
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Biofuels have swollen thanks to policies to combat climate change — even though often, they do not help the problem and can make it worse. This is a shocking record, born of ignorance, both accidental and wilful.
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The CLO market in Europe is off to a solid start for the year, despite the complaints of managers and arrangers alike that conditions are tougher than they have been for years. But look closer, and it seems worryingly narrow, with one investor dominating the top of the capital structure. That might be helping deals get done, but it is far from healthy.
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German borrowers are finally warming to the idea of taking out loans linked to environmental, sustainable and governance (ESG) targets, and a confluence of complementary factors could serve to strap a rocket to deal volumes.
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Chinese state banks take a lot of criticism for the amount of lending they do in Africa. But what the detractors fail to acknowledge is the lack of competition from Western banks, especially from US houses. As borrowing needs across Africa grow, the question must be asked: if the Chinese banks don't lend to Africa, which ones in the West will?
