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African mobile payment provider prepares to list, seeking large valuation
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  • Two pieces of news this week highlight how environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is conquering the capital markets. But both carry a risk of intellectual laziness.
  • S&P Global Ratings is preparing to launch an ESG Evaluation product, competing directly with socially responsible investment (SRI) rating firms such as MSCI and Sustainalytics.
  • Emerging market bond investors have welcomed JP Morgan’s launch this week of a new suite of indices that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The indices could help investors launch new funds.
  • CEE
    EPIF Infrastructure, a European energy infrastructure utility, raised €750m with its market debut on Thursday.
  • CEE
    With the shock of the latest round of Russian sanctions receding a little, EM investors are already seeking out the opportunities that last week’s volatility created. Even one holder of the sanctioned and problematic Rusal debt said he has increased his exposure to Sberbank.
  • South Africa is already bearing the fruits of Cyril Ramaphosa’s two month tenure as president. Renewed buoyancy is fuelling business confidence, driving down asset prices, and supporting a strong pipeline of capital markets activity in both debt and equity, write Virginia Furness and Sam Kerr.