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BNG refreshes euro presence with first deal in 2026
◆ Dutch issuer brings new euro benchmark at last, with social label ◆ Most recent euro line opened over 10 months ago ◆ Peers' bonds helpful to pricing given BNG's absence
BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand
ABN Amro 'deliberately' enhances EuGB senior to meet FIG green bond shortage
There's been a lack of ESG labelled FIG issuance in March, despite this year's volume being higher than last year
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BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand
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◆ Defensive structure for nervous market ◆ Largest book on a busy day for FIG issuance ◆ ABN keeps position of leading bank EuGB issuer -
Six tranche loan attracts record demand
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◆ Proceeds used to fund buyout of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ◆ Colonial adds €500m green deal ◆ SIG and Henkel brave an ‘unusual’ Friday window
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The winning deals, banks, issuers and market participants were revealed at a gala dinner at The Nobu in London.
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Explicitly guaranteed Dutch utility company expected to trade tighter against govvie and agency peers
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◆ Issuer outmaneuvers worsening market to meet funding targets ◆ Trade leaves premium to compensate for heightened volatility ◆ Spread is BoI's tightest senior funding since 2021
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UK banks and building societies are struggling with difficult aspects of incorporating climate change into their risk management, as demanded by the regulator, a PwC survey has found. The answer to some of their problems could be a non-risk initiative: science-based targets.
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One by one, banks are taking responsibility to help fight climate change, by setting targets to eliminate carbon emissions from their whole financing portfolios by 2050. This will not suffice. Banks must learn a new way of interacting with clients.
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HSBC provided $1.8bn of financing to high carbon companies including Kepco, which is developing new coal plants, in just five deals in the past four months, as it prepared to announce its “net zero ambition” on October 9, an NGO has alleged.
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Indonesia coal producer Indika Energy was back in the debt market on Thursday with a $450m bond.
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Long used to scanning the horizon for risks, central banks have belatedly woken up to the biggest one of all — climate change. Monetary policy has so far been ignored — but the European Central Bank, until now on the fringes of this issue, is plunging in
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While most financiers are focused on dealing with the immediate impact of the pandemic, critics of capitalism are focused on the world after Covid and are determined that wealthy tackle inequality, financial support for the poor, and Earth’s worsening climate.
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Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days
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Trade the first corporate deal in CEEMEA since the war in the Middle East began
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Fondo Mivivienda restarts issuance, but is not the best read across for most LatAm issuers
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Angola earns praise for its $2.5bn reopener on Tuesday
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A very rare sovereign issuer from CEE is preparing a new bond ahead of a maturity
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Dutch agency prints new five year in volatile week for rates and commodities
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I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back
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Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers
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War uncertainty and volatile rates have halted European unsecured bank issuance in euros
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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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Monday evening sale is latest block trade
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