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FIG issuers slide into buzzing Swiss franc market
Issuance 34% ahead of last year’s opening week
Sustainable finance chief leaves Nomura for opportunity in fast-growing region enthusiastic to cut emissions
Chile prints novel SLB after Mexico goes big
New issue premiums were slim for the LatAm sovereign duo
OeKB on ‘fantastic’ dollar trade, record order book and possible euro ESG deal
Secondary market performance gave Austrian agency confidence to print
Sustainable finance chief leaves Nomura for opportunity in fast-growing region enthusiastic to cut emissions
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◆ Almost €6bn raised across seven tranches ◆ 12 years is the 'sweet spot' for supply ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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◆ Deal is first from updated sustainability bond framework and follows social debut from 2025 ◆ Earlier return to euros than previous years ◆ Minimal concession paid
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More convertibles expected after strong fund performance
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◆ Deal is heard more than 12.5 times subscribed despite slim, if any, concession ◆ Investors 'scrambling to get more risk' ◆ New trade precedes 10 year covered bond and follows $3.3bn triple-tranche Yankee
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Mobimo and Kraftwerke Oberhasli bring green bonds
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Implementation necessary after wide-ranging changes last year
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Bank's head of DCM and syndicate chief talk bond market expansion plans
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Loans bankers wary of potential overbuilding amid Europe data centre growth
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Scope of UK regulation set to be more restricted than EU equivalent
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German government will spend €108bn on military next year
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Taxonomy alignment and credible transition plans could be more important for issuers
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Country saw surge in syndicated lending volumes in 2025 and this year is expected to be just as strong
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First exclusively Estonian securitization the European Investment Bank has supported
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Debt financing to become more sophisticated as the race to build data centres across Europe heats up
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JP Morgan sole bookrunner on first jumbo block in a month
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This week Tom Hall and Thomas Hopkins discuss how Enpal's return heated up the ABS market and take the CLO equity market's temperature
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Solutions exist but political will is necessary
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It will take years and huge amounts of money to get Venezuela in a state to restructure its debt
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Oil reforms are needed for debt repayment to restart, but will be difficult to accomplish
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National champions have outpaced their smaller peers in the rally in bank bond spreads over recent months. Investors say individual valuations in the middle tier of the sector could pick up, but that the chances of consolidation may first have to improve.
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Icelandair, Iceland’s flag carrier airline, has been approved for a state-backed loan guarantee that is contingent on it raising $147m-equivalent through a “vital” share sale, as a major airline industry body calls for more government assistance to the sector.
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South Africa’s Standard Bank is set to raise a syndicated loan by the end of the month, which, according to market sources, will be provided by Chinese banks. But bankers say the pipeline for syndicated loans in Africa and the Middle East remains nearly empty, as both lenders and borrowers continue to feel the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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