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Latin American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento expects the social bond universe to grow after bringing forward its debut social bond to raise funds for its Covid-19 mitigation efforts. -
State-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras finally brought some bond supply from Brazil on Wednesday but, as the new issue traded down on the break, bankers said few Latin American issuers were likely to be persuaded of the benefits of tapping international markets in the short term.
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Private sector involvement in suspending debt servicing for the world's poorest countries to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic progressed this week, with the Institute of International Finance (IIF) publishing guidelines for such an initiative. But countries face a long and tortuous path to reach tangible relief, write Ross Lancaster and Oliver West.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a “quantum” change in the amount of capital required to finance development, according to the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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Hong Kong’s capital markets were left roiling this week as investors tried to grasp the significance of a new national security law. Some fund managers are jumping on opportunities amid the ensuing confusion, but other market watchers see the city losing its financial edge. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings raised $6bn from a four-tranche transaction on Wednesday. The deal, which attracted some $36bn of orders at its peak, proved that global investors are not being scared away from Chinese credits, despite the geopolitical risks clouding the country. Morgan Davis reports.
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