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IFC’s first synthetic securitization powers up EM trade finance
Deal liberates capital and tempts investors to take new frontier market risk
Tej Singh leaves firm suddenly
Burst of Nordic FIG senior issuance compensates for this year's lower euro volume
Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most
ING goes green with 12NC7 tier two
◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
Tej Singh leaves firm suddenly
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Canny loans bankers have devised a social revolving credit facility structure that links a portion of a borrower’s debt directly to Covid-19 era relief spending. It’s a structure that won’t take the markets by storm on what is likely the eve of global recession but ESG-minded investors should still push hard for the companies they own to consider this new type of funding. -
The refurbishment of existing housing stock promises to deliver big strides in cutting global carbon emissions and will provide issuers with a large new stream of green collateral to issue green covered bonds.
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Hyde Housing, a UK housing association, paid zero concession on its August 2055 sterling benchmark trade, with the borrower opting to raise debt at the shorter end of the maturity range it marketed to investors on Monday.
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CEEMEA bond bankers are pinning their hopes on the EU's €750bn recovery fund to spark green issuance once again. The market has been moribund since Covid-19 drew issuers' attentions elsewhere, with a debut deal from Georgia Global Utilities (GGU) — a portfolio company of London-listed Georgia Capital — one of very few recent highlights.
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Société Générale will make its structured products less risky, it said, after a difficult first half of the year in its equities business.
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Social and sustainability bonds have blossomed in Asia amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with debt bankers expecting more supply from the asset class for the rest of the year.
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The US bank is showing its global credentials at a time of increased transatlantic tensions but European banks are equal to the challenge
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FIG issuers have shown that investors are ready to absorb all the supply that comes their way
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Investor tells GlobalCapital it liked the portfolio’s diversity, data depth and sustainability impact
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Bank’s €1bn transaction is most granular so far and found new buyers
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World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes
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Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
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New law expected to accelerate the dominance of professional landlords
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Trade backed by lease, power purchase agreements as sector navigates regulatory changes
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Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
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The DRC has a poor governance record but that doesn't mean things will end in tears for its investors
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Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp
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The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors
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Lower rates will need lower inflation — and an FOMC consensus
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Leveraged loan prices have rallied from their post-war dip, with CLO demand remaining strong despite subdued LBO activity
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Gulf AT1 deluge will be a challenge, with or without drone strikes
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
