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◆ Hybrid bonds bid wider as govvies sell off ◆ EDF book holds firm earlier this week ◆ Some concession ensures healthy demand
More fully battery electric vehicle-backed deals are expected with similar loans expected to back a larger proportion of mainstream auto ABS
◆ Part of prefunding for 2027 ◆ Low-to-mid single digit NIP ◆ Green issuance has increased since last year
◆ ADB brings ‘impressive’ seven year ◆ NWB hits five year sweet spot ◆ Both deals tighten a large 3bp
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South Africa’s Standard Bank has issued a $200m green bond, which was bought by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in its entirety. The deal is the largest green bond ever issued by an African borrower. -
Bank of China made headlines last week for selling the first offshore Covid-19 linked bond. But the trade's status as a social bond — the first to come offshore from China — got less attention. The transaction shows the potential for social bonds from the country, while raising questions about why it has taken so long to see such a deal.
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Ireland's Electricity Supply Board has become the first utility in the country to sign a sustainability-linked loan. Bankers say there is still a lot of untapped potential in Europe's high grade sustainable lending market.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt is set to become the first Middle East or North African sovereign to sell a green bond. But there are no “obvious suspects” for a follow-on deal, according to those in the market. While green bond issuance is taking root among the region's other borrower classes, the format has yet to grasp the attention of governments for whom, some say, the challenge of being greener is proving too great, writes Mariam Meskin.
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Denmark's Maersk has signed a $5bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, as Moody's warns that the shipping company is at particular risk in its sector from fallout of the Covid-19 coronavirus
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Bank of China took Covid-19-linked bonds offshore on Thursday with a dual currency two year transaction, which was offered through its Macau branch.
