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◆ Why emerging market issuers are doing less in dollars ◆ Republic of Congo located between rock and hard place ◆ The GlobalCapital Podcast was brought to you by the numbers 17, 100 and the whole Alphabet

Jordanian bank wants to move into investment banking

Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital

The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre

The AI race is pushing hyperscalers to hunt for cash to fund rising capex needs, and they are coming to Switzerland

Tech giant's meditation on permanence offered investors a juicy a pick-up for taking just a little more duration risk

Established, well-known corporates could be among the first to use new regime

Disney joins tech giant with first dollar deal in over five years

Other currencies attractive from a pricing perspective versus the dollar

‘Amazing’ reception for long dated syndications but issuers explore different options amid persistant duration risk

Market enters third chapter of 2026, in which issuers and investors strike a more equal balance even though issuers may need to pay up

◆ T-Mobile sees strongest pull in 12 year tranche ◆ W. P. Carey brings no-grow €1bn dual trancher ◆ Ford raises €1.5bn split across two lines