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Moody's uses market value CLO framework for its first Bitcoin bond rating

State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating
◆ 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

NIB names Hellerup new treasurer

Head of funding for 16 years steps up at Nordic supra

Gulf banks face higher capital costs as war bites economies

Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
◆ 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
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    The $2tr infrastructure plan proposed by president Joe Biden is now under review in Congress, where it is expected to go through a process that will reduce its scope and size. The comprehensive terms of the bill include plans to create millions of jobs in agriculture and construction, which will serve as a boon to the equipment ABS sector.
  • New Zealand could become the first country to make climate reporting obligatory for financial firms, after lawmakers passed an amendment on Thursday requiring them to disclose climate change risks.
  • The US, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea have joined the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, the collaborative group striving to reshape economic policy-making for the battle against global warming.
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    Climate change will become much more prevalent in the International Monetary Fund’s work this year, including its assessments of countries’ financial stability, after sustained complaints that it has not paid enough attention to global warming. Ways to link debt relief to climate action will take longer to implement.
  • AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) found strong demand for a €102m capital raise on Thursday night from investors keen to back the growing demand for lithium, stoked higher by increased global production of electric vehicles.
  • Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto has raised $750m from its debut convertible bond, pricing the deal at the investor-friendly end of the marketed range.