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The Hong Kong government is eyeing the week of February 20 to issue a new dollar sukuk, providing further momentum to Islamic financing since making its debut in the market more than two years ago. -
Bank of China started taking bids for a triple-tranche dollar offering on Tuesday, while China Construction Bank is looking to return to the euro bond market after a two year hiatus.
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The market for public sector euro issuers is springing back to life after a quiet week, with two benchmarks printed on Monday and a sovereign dual tranche expected on Tuesday. But although traffic is returning, conditions are no longer as supportive as in January.
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HSBC has confirmed that it has hired Chris Laing to be head of equity capital markets for central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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BCA Marketplace, the European used-car marketplace, signed a £500m four year loan on Monday to refinance both a term loan and a revolving credit facility.
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Power companies were at the forefront of the international market on Monday, with India’s Neerg Energy and Indonesia’s Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama launching high yield dollar deals.
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China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings is eyeing its inaugural dollar bond, hiring six banks to work on the senior unsecured transaction.
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The Green Bond Principles could be adapted to include clarification on the types of assets eligible for financing from the market, according to a sustainability consultant at Vigeo Eiris. The topic has grown in importance after France’s debut sovereign green bond last week included intangible assets among its use of proceeds.
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SSA bankers are gearing themselves up for another round of dollar supply next week after the currency’s record breaking January. Buoyant conditions even allowed one issuer to bring a bulky benchmark, despite this week’s public holidays in Asia.
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The relentless rise in French government bond yields this year has started to disrupt demand for French covered bonds, a trend which will hold until at least May when the country’s presidential elections are over.
