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  • The list of companies that have declared their support for the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures has grown to 671, with a combined market capitalisation of $9.3tr. This is up from 457 worth $7.9tr in September. The TCFD Secretariat issued its second status report on adoption of the recommendations this week.
  • The chief financial officer of Avianca Holdings told GlobalCapital that he is in near daily discussions with export credit agencies (ECAs) to resolve two separate issues and thus allow the Colombian airline to return to bond markets to refinance a $550m bond maturing in May 2020.
  • BlackRock, KKR loan for ADNOC 'close to signing' — Uralkali signs as lenders prepare for EuroChem —Redexis joins Spanish trend to ESG borrowing — French Ipsen debuts in US PP market — Turkish banks close refi season, with wider secondaries
  • Rating: Baa2/BBB-/BBB
  • Helene Williamson, head of EM Investments at First State Investments, will be leaving the business later this year.
  • The Federal Reserve is losing confidence in the US economy, global economic growth is flagging and Treasury yields are staggeringly low. Emerging market assets, meanwhile, are full of beans, as low rates and healthy risk appetite provide a magic combination for EM companies looking to raise capital. But the Fed is worried for a reason: there’s trouble ahead, write Lewis McLellan and Sam Kerr.