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• Diageo sells its largest euro deal following share buy-back announcement

  British drinks manufacturer Diageo sold its largest euro corporate bond deal to date on Monday, when it sold a €2bn triple tranche deal. The proceeds are expected to be used to fund the share buy-back programme the company announced earlier in 2018.

  • 15 Oct 2018

• Europe’s push for greater global influence driving EIB-EBRD tie-up talks

  Moves for a closer alliance between European’s two main development institutions appear to be accelerating, as France exerts diplomatic pressure to boost the continent’s soft power.

  • 13 Oct 2018

• Uncle Sam’s Belt & Road: US throws down $60bn gauntlet to China

  The creation of a new, larger American international development body is being seen as a direct challenge to China’s use of its Belt and Road Initiative to exert soft power in Africa and Latin America.

  • 13 Oct 2018

• Need to live with climate change teaches competitors to collaborate

  The advance of global warming, highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report this week, not only demands that the private sector accelerate efforts to cut carbon emissions. Companies must also adapt to the changing climate – and this will involve interacting in new ways, experts say.

  • 12 Oct 2018

• China extends sovereign curve despite global sell-off

  The People’s Republic of China, acting through its Ministry of Finance (MoF), priced a $3bn return to the international bond market, pushing out its maturity profile to 30 years. But a weaker backdrop meant that the order book was not as strong as its dollar trade last year.

  • 12 Oct 2018