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European banks have been busy in the credit markets in 2021, despite fears that rising deposits and cheap central bank money would eat away at issuance volumes. Sales have been boosted by a sharper focus on senior debt and a pivot towards dollar transactions. -
Ghana has secured two loan agreements, which are backed by the export credit agency of Italy, Sace. There is more room for the ECA-backed market to grow in the region, sources close to the deal said.
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A new special purpose acquisition company backed by Tidjane Thiam, the former CEO of Credit Suisse, has raised $300m from investors.
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Mining giant Vedanta Resources was back in the debt market on Thursday with a $1.2bn trade, giving further comfort to investors that it has not abandoned its plans to clean up its corporate structure.
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Two Chinese property companies seized the market window on Thursday to raise a combined $802m from the bond market.
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Financial institutions have ramped up their sales of green debt at the start of 2021, as they look to take advantage of a quiet funding year by building out their environment, social and governance frameworks. This week, nearly all FIG euro issuance arrived in ESG formats.
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Indiabulls Housing Finance has sold India’s first international convertible bond in more than a year, spurring interest from other companies struggling to raise funds in the country’s domestic market. But potential issuers will have to deal with a lot of regulatory hurdles, writes Jonathan Breen.
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Equinix, the US data centre real estate investment trust, got a slightly larger size than expected for its dual tranche euro green bond on Wednesday, but its curve steepened.
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Environment, social and governance (ESG) themed debt has dominated the senior market this week, with the format helping to secure more execution certainty in a softer trading environment.
