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◆ Why emerging market issuers are doing less in dollars ◆ Republic of Congo located between rock and hard place ◆ The GlobalCapital Podcast was brought to you by the numbers 17, 100 and the whole Alphabet
The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
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Crédit Agricole’s fourth quarter results showed that the bank was feeling the positive effects of its cost reduction plan and business disposals it conducted during 2013. This cost-cutting affected the corporate and investment bank, which experienced a drop in revenues, although group revenues increased.
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Emerging markets-focused miner First Quantum has launched a $2.5bn syndicated loan into the market, and is already attracting lenders new to the name.
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Sukuk is one of the fastest growing markets in the Islamic finance sector. In this second part of our Islamic Finance Basics series, we look at the underlying principles of sukuk, its development as an asset class and how it compares to conventional instruments.
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Al Baraka Bank will combine Shariah compliance with environmental principles as it affirms its commitment to Syria with the building of new country headquarters in Damascus.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) will auction its third $490m short term dollar sukuk next week.
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The average size of an emerging market bond in the first weeks of this year has leapt skywards compared to previous years while the number of deals priced has plummeted, according to Dealogic data. This may be a function of sovereigns having so far dominated the market — especially in CEEMEA — but is a trend that could be the shape of things to come for the rest of the year.