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SNCF accelerates into market for swift €500m

◆ Intraday trade, quick execution ◆ Deal came ahead of Moody’s France review ◆ ‘Good window’ also considering OAT auctions next week
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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Asian agencies step into quiet Swiss franc market

Korea Land and AIIB pick off small Swissie trades

Democratic Republic of Congo adds new name to bond market as Africa sovs branch out

Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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  • The Basel Committee has proposed tweaks to its securitization rules to ease non-performing loan sales — but it hasn’t gone as far as market participants would like, and has rowed back from proposals tabled by the European Banking Authority last October, which would have cut capital requirements much further.
  • Pepkor, the South African retailer, raised R1.9bn ($110m) in a sale of new shares on Tuesday night to reduce leverage and to prepare it for the future impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Sri Trang Gloves priced its Bt15bn ($481.4m) Thai IPO at the top of the range this week, taking advantage of coronavirus-driven demand, strong international interest and a liquid domestic equity capital market. Jonathan Breen reports.