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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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  • The emerging markets bond business, like much of the rest of the primary markets, hit a stumbling block this week due to the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. But even if no deals print, delaying the marketing of deals does not make sense. Roadshows should be rolling on — as Belarus is doing — even if deal printing pauses.
  • The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has become prevalent enough in Italy to lead to a quarantine of around 10 towns. But this still doesn't appear to be enough to derail the motoring primary corporate bond market. There is plenty of justification to think that robust market conditions will last a while longer.
  • Global market volatility triggered by fears surrounding Covid-19 outbreak, finally hit Latin America bonds on Monday just as bankers said they are preparing another heavy wave of issuance.