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If banks have learnt one lesson from Brexit it is that hiding during debates over the UK economy does not result in their desired outcome. Now with freedom of movement under attack, the time has come to speak out.

Deutsche Boerse, together with its Chinese JV partners, is gearing up to launch a new market called "D-shares" that will help to Chinese companies raise equity overseas. The shares will be documented in English, listed in Frankfurt and, crucially, match up to German standards of disclosure and transparency

Numerous press articles in recent years have predicted the death of single name credit default swaps. Onerous capital requirements, costly changes in market structure and alternative hedging tools have all been cited as factors driving the inexorable decline in the product.

Kemi Adeosun, the finance minister of Nigeria, has attacked the “hypocrisy” of Western governments in stopping developing countries accessing development bank finance for coal power.

The green bond market is well on its way towards $100bn of issuance this year but for the market to maximise its potential, it will need fully developed and widely accepted industry standards, said experts including the World Wildlife Fund. Meanwhile, sovereign issuers are on their way.

One of the perks of working for a global bank is the possibility of a transfer to an office in a different country. A friend of mine recently had the good fortune, so it seemed, to move to the US. But alas, events conspired against him.

The true rate of non-performing loans held by China’s 4,000 banks is much higher than the official 1.75%, according to leading economists who warn that the country faces the threat of a major debt crisis

Kazakhstan is looking to lure foreign capital to offset the impact of falling commodity prices and low growth. The flotation of Air Astana for up to $1bn may attract investors who have steered clear of the central Asia economy

Old loyalties and simmering disputes are dictating the winners and losers in the race for top billing in Italian FIG, writes David Rothnie.

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Attitudes towards Russian credits have miraculously softened this year and the friendly new outlook has even filtered to the loan market, as last week Norilsk Nickel signed the first sizeable unsecured dollar loan since the EU and US imposed their sanctions. But loans bankers would do well to remember what drove them away from Russian deals in the first place.

Deutsche Bank, its balance sheet and the market it operates in are worlds away from where major financial institutions stood in 2008 — so those scaremongering either have their own incentives for doing so or should know better.