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In this round-up, the already fraught relationship between the US and China faces fresh tests, as both countries continue announcing retaliatory measures against each other. -
Sino Biopharmaceutical’s chief executive Tse Ping has sold a portion of his stake in the company for the second time this year, pocketing HK$3.15bn ($406.4m) but causing the stock price to tumble in the secondary market.
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Latin American bond bankers say they expect new issuance to come at a calmer pace for the next few weeks, with just two Brazilian companies the only borrowers from the region to venture into primary markets this week.
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Ecuador publicly took on dissenting bondholders this week, after a debt restructuring that some major institutional investors consider to be exemplary proved to be not to everyone’s liking.
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Ukraine returned to the international bond market on Thursday to issue the Reg S/144A 12 year bond that it pulled just weeks ago when its central bank governor resigned right after it was priced.
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Ant Group is planning a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai that will value the company at as much as $200bn. Bankers say the mega listing will be a ‘shot of adrenaline’ for the two stock exchanges, creating a surge of liquidity that will enable more companies to follow suit. Jonathan Breen reports.
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