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More than 100 charities and other organisations are urging that developing countries' debt payments be cancelled this year. They have called for interest and principal payments to be withheld from public and private sector lenders. -
Italy is set to announce a new decree law that would allow banks to use public guarantees to cover 90%-100% of their lending.
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Investors see the rapid wave of downgrades in response to the coronavirus crisis as evidence that rating agencies are “doing their jobs”, compared to their responses during the 2008 financial crisis.
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Despite an unsuccessful experience in selling a trade through an auction in March, L-Bank’s international funding officer, Sven Lautenschlaeger, has not been put off by the format. He believes it is the best way to sell a bond as it gives investors the power to set the price.
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Investment banking revenue in March was lower than normal as the coronavirus pandemic sapped risk appetite — but it was far from a total wipeout.
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Those pleading for a shared EU-level fiscal response to the economic damage of the coronavirus outbreak were thrown a bone on Thursday when Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, promised a €100bn unemployment fund backed by €25bn from EU member states. But her silence on the prospect of further debt mutualisation spoke volumes to market participants.
