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Everyone involved in the, what at times seemed interminable, €130bn Greek bail-out should take a bow. Greece will now make it through its March redemption date without spiralling into default. But it is hard to feel any more positive than that about the announcements. It’s worth remembering the numbers involved mean the Greek episode is in fact a mere sideshow compared to the rest of Europe’s debt slagheap.
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With Eurozone banks having made a slow return to the Russian loan market over the first two months of 2012, they fear that domestic lenders are primed to capture market share. But Russian banks must change their attitudes towards pricing and documentation before they can fill the funding gap.
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Indonesian companies got a confidence boost this week, when power producer Cikirang Listrindo received a tremendous response to its $500m bond return. The market for high yield debt in the region is now well and truly open: borrowers should make the most of it while they can.
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Banks should continue to focus their liability management exercises on subordinated debt and forget about covered bonds.
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Egypt’s announcement last week that it plans to issue a $2bn sovereign sukuk was a welcome advertisement that put the country back on the map for investors and underscored the change in its attitude towards Islamic finance. But it should not be hasty. A lot more work needs to be done before Egypt attempts to access this line of funding.
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With Eurozone banks having made a slow return to the Russian loan market over the first two months of 2012, they fear that domestic lenders are primed to capture market share. But Russian banks must change their attitudes towards pricing and documentation before they can fill the funding gap.