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A swift response is tempting, but lenders should avoid kneejerk reaction
Talk of de-dollarisation has evaporated. The dollar market remains the undisputed king of financing
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GlobalCapital's exclusive article last week on the United Arab Emirates’ shortfall in bankruptcy rules (“UAE urged to act on Basel III bankruptcy baffler”) has highlighted a Basel III compliance problem that is holding back the whole Gulf region, say bankers. But while the UAE has so far been lax in its response, it should take the lead and spur its neighbours to follow suit. -
GlobalCapital's exclusive article last week on the United Arab Emirates’ shortfall in bankruptcy rules (“UAE urged to act on Basel III bankruptcy baffler”) has highlighted a Basel III compliance problem that is holding back the whole Gulf region, say bankers. But while the UAE has so far been lax in its response, it should take the lead and spur its neighbours to follow suit.
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When Saga's customers also become its investors later this month, it could trigger a spiral of failure or success. Combining the two groups will mean that any result, good or bad, is likely to be self-sustaining.
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Sinopec's $5bn whopper last month was the first of a series of jumbo deals from Chinese SOEs. With so much liquidity being taken out of the market in a record month, it was probably lucky to have beaten its peers to market. But that's not always how it works, as China Cinda might be about to show.
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The CLO market is ready for more supply and ripe for innovation, but that optimism is tempered by threats of a liquidity crunch in non-Volcker-compliant triple-A paper. The market is hoping for a deal on legacy CLOs to stop a trading freeze, but if that doesn't happen, it needs to wake up to two uncomfortable truths.
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The Reserve Bank of India is banning banks from helping companies convert their rupee obligations into offshore debt — a move that is expected to put immense pressure on Indian corporates already struggling to refinance loans. It will be hard going but the measures are a step forward in cleaning up the country’s lending system.
