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  • As IPO investors are considering the advantages of Kaspi, the Kazakh fintech and e-commerce firm seeking to list in London, its CEO, Mikheil Lomtadze, talked to GlobalCapital about the share sale and the advantages of being the Alibaba of central Asia.
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    Nordgold and Veon Holdings both printed bonds on Wednesday. But a difficult market backdrop forced Veon to print at a smaller size than expected and at a wide end of revised guidance. The execution of Nordgold’s bond seemed smoother, but investors said it was struggling to stay above reoffer on Thursday morning.
  • Three Chinese companies joined the queue to list in the US within the past week. Youdao, an online education platform founded by Chinese technology company NetEase, is planning the largest of the IPOs, seeking up to $300m.
  • An evening at Captain’s Bar always provides me with an endless source of gossip, anecdotes and entertainment. This week proved as reliable as ever, when I took up my perch with my usual glass of whisky.
  • Brazilian ECM has surged this year, thanks to a belief in president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for the economy. Brazilian corporates have taken advantage of investor excitement to raise more than $15.4bn in equity financing over the first three quarters of 2019. But this could be just the start, with a wave of privatisation also possible.
  • The number of syndicated loans in Asia has reached a new low this year, as the market takes a hit from volatility and regulatory headaches around funding M&A transactions. There is no respite in sight, however, with bankers predicting a tough end to 2019. Pan Yue reports.