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  • Udhay Furtado has left Goldman Sachs after 12 years with the US bulge bracket firm to take up a new role at Citi.
  • Central Bank of India is planning to raise Rp80.0bn ($1.2bn) in new equity at a time when issuance from the country's finance sector has fallen sharply.
  • As the first half of 2018 draws to a close, it is clear Europe’s equity capital markets have been battered by political tensions and fears of disruption to international trade. Volume is down, particularly in block trades.
  • Asia’s markets were on edge this week as Chinese equities fell into bear territory and the simmering trade war between the US and China deepened. The tensions felled two IPOs but have not brought fundraising activity to a complete stop, even as bankers remain unsure about what happens next. John Loh reports.
  • No new IPOs are likely to be launched before the equity markets slow for the summer. There is still some block sales business to do, although sentiment in that market remains severely bruised.
  • Absa Bank and Rand Merchant Bank are selling a 2.9% stake in Shoprite, the South African food retailer, as part of a derivative transaction with Christo Wiese, chairman of Shoprite and former chairman of Steinhoff International.