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    Kenneth Lay, chair of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), is no stranger to using financial innovation to help tackle some of the world's biggest problems. He spoke to GlobalCapital about the importance of IFFIm as a vehicle to finance the global vaccine rollout in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Iberdrola, the Spanish utility, and Clarion Housing, the UK housing association, became the latest companies to sign loans using risk-free rates instead of Libor, as more deals are signing that ditch the scandal-ridden benchmark from day one.
  • The Asian Development Bank this week sold its first gender bonds in Canadian and Australian dollars as part of what the borrower describes as its commitment to supporting projects that promote gender equality and women’s leadership.
  • Bank of China sold one of its high-profile multi-currency, multi-tranche bond deals on Wednesday. The trade, which spanned five of the bank's global branches, raised a combined $2.35bn.
  • Iberdrola, the Spanish utility, has signed a €2.5bn sustainability-linked loan, becoming the first Spanish company to use risk-free rates as a benchmark instead of Libor.
  • The government of Malaysia has made a triumphant return to the bond market, raising $1.3bn from a dual tranche sukuk. The inclusion of a sustainability label meant a diverse set of investors flocked to the trade, allowing the sovereign to surpass its initial size goal. Morgan Davis reports.