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2026's lead in issuance over 2025 has shrunk since the US-Iran war broke out
Cost of printing a five year bond has fallen a long way since October
The bank is considering bond issuance in currencies other than the euro
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Credit rating agencies are attracting harsh criticism over their treatment of emerging market sovereigns. Some in the bond markets believe it threatens to undermine their authority when it comes to assessing creditworthiness. -
Big firms like HSBC, BlackRock and JP Morgan are always being criticised for environmental, social and governance failings. The remedy lies in their hands.
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The Association of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples has written an open letter to BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink, who is expected to publish his annual letter to stakeholders this week. Apib wants BlackRock to end what it calls its “complicity” in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and to consult indigenous people as it finalises its new policy on biodiversity and deforestation.
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The Republic of Benin on Tuesday launched a euro bond, its second entry into international markets since its debut in 2019. Bankers on the deal believe the bond is the beginning of a surge in sub-Saharan African issuance, with other sovereigns including South Africa and Nigeria also expected to enter the bond market in the coming months.
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Korea Development Bank returned to the bond market on Monday with a three-tranche transaction, marketing one of the notes with a green label. Despite pricing its trade at one of the tightest levels seen among the country’s lenders, the borrower still received strong demand.
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Beijing Capital Group Co, which marketed a two-tranche deal on Monday, decided to ditch the planned perpetual note and instead price a larger senior tranche for cost reasons.
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