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  • Telecoms giant América Móvil on Monday became the first private sector non-financial company from Latin America to issue a bond since the coronavirus pandemic battered emerging market bond markets in March. But the company’s unique appeal to non-EM buyers means few conclusions can be drawn about appetite for genuine Lat Am companies.
  • The operator of Santiago de Chile’s metro system, Metro, found ample demand for a new dual tranche issue on Monday as investors continue to show appetite for highly rated government-related issuers even at tight new issue concessions. The borrower's state support means it is a in a strong position to do Latin America's first buy-back of the pandemic.
  • The Republic of Peru has approved a further $4bn of debt issuance to finance coronavirus spending just two weeks after tapping bond markets for $3bn.
  • Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro (Metro) could become the second Chilean government-linked issuer to offer bonds in the international market in less than a week, as investors say that the corporate market is likely to remain the preserve of the best-rated issuers.
  • With Covid-19 measures expected to add $4bn to Chile’s debt issuance this year, the sovereign is still to define the source of another $4.5bn of funding, according to the country’s head of international finance.
  • While emerging market bond investors are spending their days in the Covid-19 crisis battling with poor liquidity, cash calls from end investors, and even the odd new issue, debt relief has remained a threat, albeit only a vague one. But at policy level the topic is of growing importance, and what began as a matter for official institution creditors took a step closer to embroiling the private sector this week. Ross Lancaster, Phil Thornton and Oliver West report.