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Bond market participants fear that the G20 common framework for debt relief risks doing more harm than good. The warning came this week as confusion regarding the private sector’s role in Ethiopia’s proposed use of the framework dented government bonds across sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of clarity must be quickly rectified to avoid lasting contagion in African bond markets, market participants said. Mariam Meskin and Oliver West report. -
Three African issuers entered debt markets this week and raised cash at competitive levels, despite a difficult external backdrop of debt relief in the region and continued US rates weakness.
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Though the Chinese New Year on Friday is set to put a temporary hold on emerging market bond issuance, investors expect March to be a big month of supply as issuers take advantage of healthy credit conditions amid a period for high redemptions.
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India’s well-established renewable energy companies have long been known for selling green bonds, but this week showed that new issuers are ready to join the fray — not just with green deals, but also with sustainability-linked transactions. Morgan Davis reports.
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Six Chinese companies sold Rmb6.4bn ($994m) of ‘carbon neutrality bonds’ this week, supporting Beijing’s goal of net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2060. The format could lead to a spike in international investor interest in China’s debt market. Addison Gong reports.
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is planning to bring in sweeping changes to rules governing equity and bond deals, requiring syndicate teams to be fixed earlier and fee structures to be disclosed. The moves have divided bankers. Jonathan Breen and Morgan Davis report.
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