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Santander’s success in broadening its SSA business has been nothing short of exceptional. A major force in the local market for years, the bank has rapidly evolved into a global SSA powerhouse. GlobalCapital spoke to Ali Nauman, executive director, SSA DCM, about the firm’s winning strategy, its approach to building relationships and its ambitions for the future.

There has never been so much momentum to reform the multilateral development banks. But most of the many avenues to expand their lending have run into difficulties. Jon Hay reports

For those hoping that the EU, with its swollen borrowing programme since the pandemic, could become a common European safe asset, the wait may take a little longer as the issuer works to establish itself as a sovereign-like entity and the bloc struggles to make progress on Capital Markets Union. Addison Gong reports

Many FIG issuers were quick to abandon the primary market this week, but it could get a lot worse

The SSA bond market could benefit from an early summer

Celebrating a CLO market driven by technicals is like praising a merry-go-round for its mileage

Senegal’s deal is free of the shadow cast by previous African sovereign private placements

◆ Private credit, regulation and cuddly toys at Global ABS in Barcelona ◆ What the European parliamentary elections mean for EU bonds and Capital Markets Union ◆ Will volatility follow the ECB's historic rate cut?

Whether Germany pushed investors too far this week was of secondary importance

Sure, covered bond new issue premiums are back while order books are smaller — but good times are still to come

The winning deals, banks, issuers and other market participants will be revealed at a gala dinner in Porto on September 12

Bond markets should not reflexively dismiss new president Claudia Sheinbaum as a socialist acolyte of Amlo