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As a year where political upsets became the norm drew to a close, GlobalCapital picks the standout trades from a turbulent 2016.

Two supranational borrowers have accessed capital markets for niche currency private placements in the past week, as investors spy possible re-entry points in currencies that have suffered throughout 2016.

Shares in MedLife, Romania’s largest private healthcare provider, gained 3% on Wednesday after it completed the first Romanian IPO since June 2014.

Appetite for 30 year callable zeroes in dollars has been bolstered by Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections and the resultant rise in bond yields around the world.

Appetite for 30 year callable zeroes in dollars has been bolstered by Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections and the resultant hike in bond yields around the world.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes.

BHP Billiton’s partnership with the IFC for the world’s first ‘forests’ bond has inspired others to look at similar projects.

The International Finance Corporation has launched its first short dated index linker, which it has designed to draw in funds from US retail investors.

After three years of arduous development by the International Finance Corporation, the first 'forests bond' hit screens on Monday, and the issuer hopes to come back for more.

The IFC’s new 'forests bond' has much to recommend it, but like so many other green investments, its main value lies in publicity, not purely in financing.

The International Finance Corporation tapped a July 2026 Australian dollar bond for A$50m ($38.1m) on Monday. As part of its efforts to increase the minimum size of its 10 year Kangaroo taps from A$20m to A$50m, the IFC found investors to top up an initial A$30m reverse enquiry.

This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes.