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‘Extremely busy’ August restart in store for SSA market
'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
Restructuring of €316m deal from 2021 is likely
Belgium expands foreign currency funding with Aussie and Canadian MTNs
SSA issuers increase focus on PPs amid quieter period for public markets
EM bond surge in September at risk if new burst of war reignites inflation
Market is in good shape, but will not stay that way if war drags on over summer
Restructuring of €316m deal from 2021 is likely
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Argentina’s northernmost province, Jujuy, said on Monday evening that it had reached an agreement with more than half the holders of its $210m green bond regarding a restructuring proposal that would grant it significant short-term debt relief. -
The UK is set to announce the world’s first sovereign green bonds for retail investors. The proceeds will help to finance projects aimed at achieving the country’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Four public sector borrowers announced new deals in the primary market on Monday ahead of the European Union’s much anticipated second transaction from its Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency programme this year, which is expected to arrive later in the week.
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Workspace Group, the UK office space company, is marketing a green sterling bond as its debut in the public fixed income market, marking the second time a UK company has made this “very rare” choice in less than a year.
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Singapore real estate company United Industrial Corp has raised a $300m loan comprising both green and sustainability-linked tranches, adding further momentum to the nascent asset class in Asia.
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Bank of Nova Scotia returned to the dollar market with its first new trade in five months this week, after reporting its fiscal first quarter earnings. It was followed by Truist Financial selling an inaugural social bond.
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Spreads widen after string of surprise jumbo tech trades
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Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle may give bond market a rest
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Investors eyeing opportunities further down the AI value chain, market experts say
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Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow
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Market's bellwether forges ahead as pipeline builds
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Break-up with Fitch over downgrade has not put off investors
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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
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Eighteen year facility backed by EIFO comes as interest in energy infrastructure mounts
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◆ Curve inversion 'vividly' debated for 15 year print ◆ 'Structural shortage' of French agency paper ◆ Prefunding under consideration ahead of 2027 French political risk
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Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals
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Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending
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Investors are still around and issuers can get ahead of the September rush
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The French Budget in October and US mid-term elections in November could be times for covered bond issuers to avoid
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Covered bonds performed despite geopolitical shocks in early 2026 and will continue to do so for the rest of the year, Rabobank has suggested
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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