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Larger deals to drive project finance boom even higher
Data centres and energy projects are giving loan bankers that rare experience - a buyer's market
Growing likelihood investors will grant formal interest forbearance
Wildfires put securitization investors on notice of climate risk
Limited damage to securitized properties this year
European utilities fan out across currencies as capex supercycle swells
Bankers expect more currency diversification but the biggest wave of isusance may still be to come
Growing likelihood investors will grant formal interest forbearance
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◆ Germany agency jumps ahead of full SSA reopening next week ◆ Bankers impressed by book size, tightening achieved ◆ First-mover advantage, 'not much concession' needed -
◆ UK utility follows Canadian dollar deal with Swiss debut ◆ Deal offers savings versus euros ◆ Investor limits leave no room for further tightening
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◆ Swedish lender prices in line with Nordic banks' trading levels ◆ One of the tightest five year prints since early 2022 ◆ Funding completed ahead of expected supply from higher spread issuers
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Month-long supply drought set to end with more issuers lining up for next week
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Retail and services company initially targeted €100m with third transaction since 2022
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Existing investors and sector specialists back logistics landlord’s push into tech
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Deal the first Kuwaiti Sharia-compliant transaction closed with Chinese banks
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Platform claims it can make documenting bonds much faster
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Oil major attracts 20 banks to two year loan underwritten by BNP Paribas and Société Générale
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New changes will allow for 'more intuitive' analysis and increase maximum covered bond rating uplift
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Fitch has replaced Moody's as main rater
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Wealthy countries are letting debts rise and show little sign of reining in spending, raising risk of Liz Truss moments
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A $1.9bn IMF loan for Tunisia is frozen, while the government has refused to implement fiscal reforms, leaving the country at risk of default unless it can continue to source finance from other lenders
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Proper ministerial decision-making body would force countries to reach agreement
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As president, Ajay Banga has given the World Bank the highest ambition and clear targets, but reality rarely cooperates. He is trying to drum up support from business and banks. This week in Washington, the Bank must convince wealthier countries to back its mission with more money — but runs the risk of the Annual Meetings being overshadowed by strife over conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East
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With political tensions gripping the world economy and threatening to squeeze even tighter, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva has her work cut out at this week’s annual meeting. If the IMF is to remain relevant and capable, she must strike deals that countries of different political hues and degrees of wealth can live with
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Social housing company signs range of revolvers from existing lenders
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Picking the wrong deal to finance can lead to public opprobrium. Banks must abandon the fiction that they are mere conduits for their clients if they care about reputational risk
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LBBW's global head of corporates and DCM Patrick Seifert expects higher pre-funding in late 2026
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Company has sold part of its business, leading ABS investor to covet proceeds
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M&A could be much needed shot in the arm but dollars expected to dominate
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Deal includes $1bn 3.75 year term loan
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The German pharmaceutical wholesaler was upgraded to BBB- by S&P last month
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Sponsored by Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Bond Awards 2026: Most Impressive Issuer in Africa — Republic of Cote d’Ivoire / Most Impressive Funding Official in Africa — Lancine Diaby
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Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
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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