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Deal's concession came to just a few basis points
Uzbek bank's deal is the first deal from the country in 2026
The lender started investor meetings late in April
The trade is the first from a 'mid-tier' Uzbek lender
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Belarus this week gave investors a chance to demonstrate the ESG credentials they are often so keen to trumpet. Few took it. Although the country’s sovereign bonds sold off in the wake of the controversial arrest of a journalist on Sunday, investors gave a number of reasons why issues such as human rights violations were no deterrent to buying an issuer’s bonds. But there are signs those excuses may not hold up for ever, writes Mariam Meskin. -
Polymetal, one of Russia’s largest gold producers, has added to its green debt by raising $400m from international lenders
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Following the international outcry over the forced landing of a Ryanair passenger plane carrying a Belarusian dissident, some emerging markets investors are said to have had sudden doubts about the ESG characteristics of Belarusian sovereign bonds. What took them so long?
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The EU has agreed to hit Belarus with sanctions and restrictions in the aftermath of the grounding of a Ryanair flight and the arrest of one of its passengers, journalist and activist Roman Protasevich. Market participants say that market access for the sovereign is in doubt.
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Polish synthetic rubber group Synthos announced a €500m high yield bond on Tuesday, following its recent agreement to buy two specialist rubber businesses from Trinseo for $449m. It will fund the acquisition through cash but it launched the new bond to pay down its existing term loan and put in place a more flexible capital structure, including an increased €500m revolving credit facility.
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Yapi Kredi Bank and Garanti Bank this week became the latest Turkish banks to refinance syndicated loans, in the process raising ESG-linked facilities. The trend towards ESG-linked financing is not driven by the desire to cut costs, which for many has been only symbolic, but by a desire to help boost borrowers’ credentials and to make life easier for international lenders.
