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  • Banco Santander has become the 14th primary dealer in the domestic Colombian government bond market, said the finance ministry, representing the first expansion of the sovereign’s market makers since 2016.
  • Latin America’s largest e-commerce company, MercadoLibre, has mandated five banks ahead of a debut bond offering that will include one tranche of sustainable bonds.
  • Nigeria’s Bank of Industry, which is majority state-owned, has raised a $1bn syndicated loan in one of the rare sparks of emerging market loan activity over the last 12 months. After a disappointing year, bankers are longing for a return to pre-Covid issuance volumes.
  • Mexico returned to familiar territory by becoming the first Latin American borrower of the year to issue bonds on Monday. The format, however, was less familiar, as the 50 year SEC-registered $3bn bond — launched at around 11am New York time — will be listed on the stock exchanges of both Luxembourg and Taipei.
  • Emerging market bond investors have started the year in bullish spirits, market participants said, despite rising in Covid-19 infections across Europe. Investors' thirst for yield means the market is open to all issuers, bankers believe.
  • A block sale in the shares of Kingboard Laminates Holdings hit the market on Monday evening as its parent and an affiliate looked to trim their stake in the company.