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Rates and credit under pressure as battle to be UK prime minister looks set to heat up
World Bank breaks 10 year dollar records while IDA adds another point on euro curve
Breaking through US govvie ‘definitely something on the table’ as issuers test current limit for dollar deals
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The feverish demand in the SSA dollar market appears to be waning after a period of abundant supply. While deals on Wednesday seemed to go well, the results were perhaps less remarkable than for some of last week’s outings. -
The MTN market’s increasing focus on SSA issuance over the last year will ensure a steady flow of deals through the upcoming bank reporting season.
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The detailed rules for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities look set to come into force, as the European Commission published them on Wednesday, after weeks of intense lobbying and negotiation that had raised the prospect of them being delayed again. Gas will not enter the Taxonomy for now and will be dealt with in separate legislation, but nuclear power could enter the Taxonomy later this year, alarming greens.
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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it will not block the ratification of how the EU finances its budget, meaning the bloc will likely be able to start borrowing to fund its pandemic recovery fund in July.
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The New Development Bank is planning to issue most of its future bonds in a green, social or sustainable format as part of its commitment to sustainable finance, according to Leslie Maasdorp, NDB’s chief financial officer. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced its own sustainable development bond framework this week.
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Harassment allegations at institutions with social and environmental purposes, from schools to public sector banks, are sobering reminders that ethical investment is not only about how borrowers spend investors’ money: ESG investing should catalyse cultural change across the financial industry. But this will be a long and difficult fight.
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Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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European Investment Bank: Supporting sustainable development in North Africa
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