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Kuwait joins PP party
The bank is capitalising on an investor base starved of CEE bank issuance
The company is the only corporate issuer in North Africa, making it popular for investors
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Zambia has requested to defer payments on $3bn of its dollar Eurobonds, in what could be the first default by an African sovereign during the coronavirus crisis. Bondholders said they were resigning themselves to accepting the deferral request. -
Baozun, a Nasdaq-listed e-commerce solutions provider, raised HK$3.3bn ($427.5m) from its secondary offering in Hong Kong this week, wrapping up the deal on strong international demand.
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Thailand’s IPO market got a boost this week with SCG Packaging launching what is set to be the country’s largest listing since Covid-19 hit earlier this year. International and local investors have already swamped the deal, which is expected to raise up to Bt39.5bn ($1.25bn), writes Jonathan Breen.
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The volume of sukuk issues — bonds structured in line with Islamic financing principles — is set to decline this year, despite the market’s best attempts to diversify and become more sustainability-focused.
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The Kingdom of Morocco, an infrequent emerging market issuer that some investors have been watching for, launched a euro bond on Thursday, its second in two years.
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Weak investor sentiment, oversupply and aggressive pricing strategies hurt the Asian dollar bond market this week. As issuers rushed to sell deals before China’s Golden Week holiday and the US presidential election in November, many were left with transactions that fell short of expectations or slumped in the secondary market. Morgan Davis reports.
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