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Financial institutions made the most of challenging conditions in 2021, pushing ESG supply to new heights and breaking pricing records in several asset classes. By Tyler Davies

Having weathered the turmoil and travails of 2020, emerging market issuers found a new set of challenges waiting for them in 2021. Inflation became almost as much of a concern as infection, and the phrase “taper tantrum” reared its ugly head once again. But supply rolled on regardless, as borrowers from all corners of the market priced debuts, broke records and claimed market firsts. In a year not short of stellar transactions, GlobalCapital’s emerging markets editorial team have picked the standout deals of 2021. As always, the selection takes into consideration not just the deals’ basic terms, but also the context and wider environment. The backdrop can be more important than basis points

Since the early days of the pandemic, it has been clear that the EU would become a dominant force in the SSA market. In 2021, it assumed that title. Lewis McLellan looks at its progress so far and the effect it is having on the broader market

As 2021 drew to a close, GlobalCapital surveyed the heads of CEEMEA DCM and syndicate at the top houses about their expectations for the year ahead. Francesca Young reports

The covered bond market made a remarkable recovery late in 2021, an improvement that is likely to continue in 2022 — one of the predictions to come out of a market survey undertaken by Bill Thornhill

Financial institutions will need to raise more debt in trickier market conditions when central banks unwind stimulus measures in 2022, according to the results of a GlobalCapital survey

Lewis McLellan spoke to some key banks in the public sector bond market to find out how they coped with the demands of the pandemic and how their strategies are changing as we move into a new year

Johannes Hahn, European Commission

The global pandemic has forced those working in finance to re-evaluate how they do their jobs — whether it be working more from home and not travelling as much on aeroplanes, or helping to foster more diverse and ESG-conscious workplaces. Some banks have also seen the crisis as an agent of change, to accelerate growth plans or implement new strategies. Eighteen months on from the beginning of the crisis, Toby Fildes looks at how successful they’ve been and whether they can make it stick

GlobalCapital’s survey of 14 heads of Latin American debt capital markets points to tricky times ahead for the region’s bond markets

GlobalCapital polled loan market participants for its 19th Annual Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards in November.

A survey by Silas Brown and Hannah Buttle of senior bankers shows high expectations of rising M&A activity