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◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker
Rabobank lures yield-hungry investors with 10 year green SNP
◆ Small premium left for investors ◆ Final yield close to 4% 'inflection point' ◆ Rabo adds to senior green rush
Länsförsäkringar Bank issues first Nordic FIG senior unsecured EuGB
◆ Swedish bank tightened spread by 28bp ◆ LF Bank opted for the €500m no-grow format ◆ Bonds offered 2bp of new issue premium, an expert said
◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker
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Inaugural European Green Bond Standard deal in the works as issuer remains committed to at least one green bond each year with or without new label
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World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes
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◆ Safer credits prove popular in uncertain market ◆ Alliander sheds orders as it punches through fair value ◆ Argan ends near five year euro absence
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Red-hot corporate hybrid bond market could tempt more debut issuers
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◆ Sentiment improves after ceasefire extended ◆ Handelsbanken nears record tights ◆ Jyske Bank attracts €3.3bn of orders
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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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Fund modelled on Romania’s Fondul has $2.4bn of assets
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State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating
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Shares in company, which manufactures underwater mine disposal drones, have risen by close to 50% this year
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Renewables can make Europe’s capital markets less vulnerable to energy price shocks
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High demand from institutional and retail investors for maker of Patriot missile components
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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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A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week
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Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
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Investment banking is a competitive business, especially when it’s your bosses that are vying for your attention
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Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
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In an age of abundant information and opinion, where much of it is wrong, smart investment bankers can still be valuable to clients by embracing the complexity
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Hays, the UK recruitment and human resource services company, is in the market with a £200m equity placing to give it enough capital to withstand a halt to much of its business operations because of the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the five BRICS countries, sold a Rmb5bn ($704m) three year Panda bond on Thursday. All proceeds will be used to fund an emergency loan NDB recently promised to three Chinese provincial governments to help them combat the Covid-19 outbreak. Rebecca Feng reports.
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India’s equity capital markets were silenced this week as a nationwide lockdown and tumbling share prices kept bankers at home and issuers at bay.
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