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The sovereign priced inside paper of similar maturity from Brazil and Colombia
Higher coupons and steady rate expectations draw investors back into the currency
The trade may persuade other top-tier GCC sovereigns that the public market is open
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Luminor Bank attracted strong demand for its debut covered bond on Wednesday, the first under Estonia’s legal framework and the first from the Baltic region. Despite a negative reoffer yield, it attracted a higher subscription ratio than any other five year euro benchmark issued this year. -
Saudi Arabian fashion retailer Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair has raised an $800m multi-currency loan with a consortium of local lenders.
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The World Bank and Assicurazioni Generali are each giving the insurance-linked securities (ILS) they issue a sustainability label, as the market attempts to burnish its credentials for investors concerned with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Both issuers are imitating conventional green bond programmes by focusing on direct use of proceeds, but there are also debates around issues such as freed-up insurance capital and what governments do with funds released from catastrophe bonds.
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GTLK Europe, an air and sea vehicle lessor, has priced a seven year unsecured bond — its longest dated deal to date. It paid a premium to investors, but won praise for steering the transaction through a market that had recently been shuttered due to Covid-19 chaos.
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Has Zhongrong Xinda Group Co, a Chinese bond issuer, missed a coupon payment? That was the impression given by the Shanghai Clearing House this week. But on the same day, the issuer said it had, in fact, repaid the money — privately.
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China Hongqiao Group, an aluminium producer, has returned to the loan market for a $200m borrowing,
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