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Chemical sector's growing uncompetitiveness a problem when it comes to attracting investment in the capital markets
When staff complain, they deserve a fair hearing, not a wall of silence
Benin reaped the rewards of its sukuk debut last week, and will do so for years to come
Little green men could be closer than they appear
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Don’t switch off. Ebola may not have hit your P&L yet, but it’s going to, soon, and hard, whatever your job is. And look at the charts. The logic is inexorable: the longer we take to overcome the disease, the worse the cost will be – for the global economy and in human life. This is not about a few percentage points of GDP. Modern civilisation itself is at risk. -
Alibaba’s record breaking $25bn IPO was supposed to be the trigger that dispelled investor fears about Asian technology companies and opened to door to future listings. But as the volatility in such stocks has shown, investor sentiment in the sector is subject to wild swings. And that is hurting the IPO pipeline.
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A grim secondary performance by Goldman Sachs’ debut sukuk has made it a soft target for anyone who holds that the Islamic market is not ready for such non-halal borrowers. But despite the performance, Goldman's sukuk will be remembered as the issuer which debunked the market purists' defences
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Raising one’s game from regional bank to global is a risky strategy at the best of times, so for National Bank of Abu Dhabi to attempt the move when other firms are retrenching is is bound to draw some scepticism.
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Kazakhstan this week became the first country to fully adopt ICMA’s recommendations for a collection action clause in its sovereign bond issue. But the new issue was such a blowout that it cannot be used to draw conclusions about the costs of doing so — other borrowers may have to pay up to include the clause.
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Anyone playing down the chances of a repricing of Asian high yield bonds amid the upcoming flood of Chinese additional tier one capital (AT1) transactions will be in for a shock if a recent investor survey turns out to be true. And with expectations high that AT1s will be included in global indices, the problem cannot be overlooked.
