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Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia
Investors were impressed with how the region's issuers have dealt with the crisis
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Standard Chartered has hired Linda Gu as an associate director in its loan syndication team, according to a source close to the situation. -
Chailease International Finance Corp has closed its third offshore loan of the year, finding demand from 17 lenders for a $300m facility.
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Five years ago, BNP Paribas’ CEEMEA business was on shaky ground. It had just been fined $8.9bn by the US Justice Department for evading sanctions on Sudan, Cuba and Iran and hit by a dollar trading ban on parts of the oil and gas business. Today, its bond origination effort in the region looks very different, but Alex Karolev, head of CEEMEA bond syndicate, and Alexis Taffin de Tilques, head of CEEMEA DCM, argue that the bank’s selectiveness has made it stronger.
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Crisis-hit countries that go through a painful debt restructuring programme as part of a bailout enjoy much steeper cuts in their medium-term debt, according to an independent analysis of International Monetary Fund rescue programmes.
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Investor sentiment is turning against primary emerging market bonds. Investors’ newfound discipline, a host of new issues in the market, and a volatile backdrop has meant that several trades this week were letdowns. Now, investors are vowing to be more cautious in the coming weeks. Even if US rates are cut further, yield no longer trumps all other concerns, writes Francesca Young.
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