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IFC’s first synthetic securitization powers up EM trade finance

Deal liberates capital and tempts investors to take new frontier market risk

Burst of Nordic FIG senior issuance compensates for this year's lower euro volume

Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most

ING goes green with 12NC7 tier two

◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
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  • FIG
    Banks are delaying their plans to raise funding in the euro market, as credit spreads drifted wider on news about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
  • The spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is grounding equity capital markets banks attempting to win business as face-to-face meetings are cancelled. This week SIA, the Italian payments company, said that banks pitching to win the mandate for its IPO could do so over the phone or by video call rather than travel to Milan.
  • Some of the most powerful organs of the Chinese government are doing their best to calm nerves in the domestic bond market. Local governments once again voiced their support for widespread bond issuance this week, while the central bank tried to convince investors not to fret over default risk. Addison Gong reports.