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The International Monetary Fund should be given a green light to create almost $1.4tr of new liquidity by issuing more of its own currency to help emerging economies hit by Covid-19, according to a former IMF executive who now runs an influential think tank. -
Lebanon, already in the throes of a sovereign debt crisis before the coronavirus pamdemic, made its request for International Monetary Fund assistance last week. Although foreign investors welcomed it, the plan has already run into opposition at home, setting up an arduous path of negotiation.
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Mortgages in covered bond pools that fall 90 days past due typically then become ineligible for inclusion and are replaced. But, the unprecedented volume of mortgage moratorium initiatives and other forbearance measures introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic means the market must now offer a degree of latitude, which it is planning to do with the launch of new transparency measures.
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Equity investors remain fully committed to backing capital raised for companies wishing to repair their balance sheets but they are far more discerning when being asked to look at secondary sell-downs, given worries that equity markets are overinflated and their desire to save capital for primary deals.
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French car maker Peugeot, rated on the lowest rung of investment grade, amassed €2.3bn of demand for a bond issue on Thursday, enabling it to raise €1bn, after crossover credit Nokia’s success selling debt earlier in the week made it clear that there is demand for issuers with trickier stories.
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Yihua Enterprise Group Co has defaulted on a Rmb1bn ($141m) domestic bond. It blamed the missed interest payment on the Covid-19 pandemic, but its financial health has been in question since last year.
