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Friendship has limits

◆ Gulf private placements bite back ◆ Bond new issue premiums rise ◆ CLOs catch a break

Jon Hay, September 18, 2026

Syndicated Loans

Middle East loans to catch 2025 level by year end

Business has sagged in the third quarter, but the pipeline is busy, despite an intractable war

Martin Miraglia, September 17, 2026

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Emerging Markets

Private placement secondary sales blamed for sluggish Gulf primary market

Private bonds are now being offered in the open market wider than where public deals trade

Francesca Young, September 17, 2026

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Emerging Markets

Busy EM week lines up in wake of Fed

Francesca Young, September 17, 2026

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Emerging Markets

CEEMEA on pause in hope of Fed fix

Francesca Young, September 16, 2026

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Emerging Markets

MOL tightens by 22bp as US Treasury sell-off continues

George Collard, September 15, 2026

Emerging Markets

Busy EM week lines up in wake of Fed

Francesca Young, September 17, 2026

Emerging Markets

CEEMEA on pause in hope of Fed fix

Francesca Young, September 16, 2026

Emerging Markets

MOL tightens by 22bp as US Treasury sell-off continues

George Collard, September 15, 2026

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Asia

The week in review: MoF boosts state-owned pension fund status, Shenzhen bourse to get new chairman, phase one trade deal translation settled

In this round-up, the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MoF) transferred 10% of its shares in three large commercial banks to the state-owned social security fund, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is set to welcome a new chairman and the US treasury secretary has denied rumours of inaccurate translation of the phase one trade deal.

Rebecca Feng, January 13, 2020
Asia

China policy round-up: phase one trade deal coming, Safe deputy chief heads to Guangdong, State Council urges more support for SMEs

In this round-up, Chinese vice premier Liu He will visit Washington DC next Monday until Wednesday, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange sends its deputy administrator to Guangdong and the Financial Stability and Development Committee reaffirmed the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Rebecca Feng, January 10, 2020
Asia

China market round-up: CPI inflation moderates, Baoshang Bank gets a buyer, ICBC to issue capital instruments

In this round-up, China’s December consumer price index inflation flattened, Anhui-based Huishang Bank is considering taking over 15% of Baoshang Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is set to sell Rmb80bn ($11.5bn) of offshore perpetual bonds and onshore tier two bonds this year.

Rebecca Feng, January 10, 2020
Asia

AEV debuts after intense price discovery

Price discovery was in focus for a $400m debut bond from Philippine conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) on Thursday, as the unrated company brought out a rare 10 non-call five year senior deal from the country.

Addison Gong, January 10, 2020
Asia

Sunac China and WuXi Bio tap Hong Kong for $1.8bn

Mainland-based property developer Sunac China Holdings has raised HK$8bn ($1.03bn) after issuing a chunk of new shares.

Jonathan Breen, January 10, 2020
Asia

Shriram's social bond gets stellar US support

Shriram Transport Finance Co appealed to investors in the US by selling a social bond that flew off the shelves, allowing the Indian non-banking financial company to raise $500m.

Morgan Davis, January 10, 2020