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◆ Gulf private placements bite back ◆ Bond new issue premiums rise ◆ CLOs catch a break
Business has sagged in the third quarter, but the pipeline is busy, despite an intractable war
Private bonds are now being offered in the open market wider than where public deals trade
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The Government of Sharjah has launched its $1bn seven year sukuk with books for the deal in excess of $4.3bn. A banker on the deal put the new issue premium paid at 0bp-5bp and said that 'this was the result we were aiming for', given that this is the first deal from the Emirate printed with eligibility for the JP Morgan emerging market bond indices. -
Bankers remain confident that Turkey's 'resilient' banking system will weather increasing political and economic volatility, as the country enters a recession and approaches local elections.
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After six months running the Uzbekistan’s newly created debt management office, ex-HSBC DCM banker Odilbek Isakov has become the country's deputy finance minister.
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Investec veteran Glynn Burger is stepping down.
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Indonesia Eximbank is sending out a covenant waiver request for a $1.15bn loan it sealed last year, as the policy bank's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose higher than the covenant allows.
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China seems ready to cut coal from what is acceptable to fund under its green bond standards, caving to the demands of sustainable investing experts. This about-face is a big and positive move for global green financing efforts, but raises questions about global green standards and how the market frames discussions about what is ‘green’.
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