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Politically motivated prosecutions endanger democracy
Solutions exist but political will is necessary
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When Sanofi raised all €8bn of the funding it needed for its acquisitions of Ablynx and Bioverativ in March, much was made of how this showed the capability of the European market to take down large M&A financings. But if Europe is now so capable, why then did Bayer, one of Germany’s brightest corporate stars, take 75% of the €22bn of financing it needed to buy Monsanto from the US instead?
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The European Investment Bank deserves serious plaudits for taking the plunge this week with a sterling floating rate note that pays coupons linked to Sonia rather than Libor — no matter how well the deal goes.
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SSA borrowers have long been used to having it their way amid the exceptional monetary easing meted out by central banks since the global financial crisis. But this week could be the moment things started swinging back in favour of investors. -
DNB Boligkreditt showed this week that borrowers have a very good incentive to consider issuing green covered bonds, especially now that the European Central Bank has signalled its intention to reduce net buying of assets under the Covered Bond Purchase Programme (CBPP3) to zero by December.
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A year on from the collapse Banco Popular, the public should have much greater transparency about the bank resolution process in Europe.
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After a year of European elections failing to have much effect on markets, Italy has reminded everyone of the need to know their Mattarellas from their Di Maios. But the country stands apart when it comes to political risk.
