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• People moves in brief

  Nomura strengthens special situations team — JP Morgan’s Orssten retires — Gamekeeper goes back to being poacher at Rand

  • 21 Mar 2019

• Cocobod plants ESG loans in EM, but not all taste the sweetness

  Ghana Cocoa Board has signed its first sustainability-linked loan facility, kick-starting this year’s environmental, social and governance financing in emerging markets. The deal emerges as a trio of global trade bodies have launched a set of standards to codify this fast-growing market segment, which some financiers are still trying to come to terms with. Mariam Meskin and Mike Turner report.

  • 20 Mar 2019

• Confidence in EM rally waning, says Jupiter

  Some investors are beginning to fear that the rally in emerging markets is running out of rope. Threats to Chinese growth could carry over and damage the prospects of emerging markets economies, according to Jupiter Asset Management.

  • 20 Mar 2019

• Nedbank to tap market for $400m

  Nedbank is planning to tap the market for a new loan, the first of an expected parade of South African bank borrowers. While bankers still worry about aspects of lending into the country, including a potential ratings downgrade and political uncertainty, appetite remains strong.

  • 18 Mar 2019

• Ivory Coast to tap market for €300m

  The Ivory Coast is set to tap the loan market to raise long-term financing. Market spectators were confident about the sovereign's chances. Its currency peg against the euro has proved attractive to both investors and lenders in recent years.

  • 14 Mar 2019