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Emerging Market Loans

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  • The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has signed its $150m 18 month loan, while still keeping syndication open for more banks to join the transaction.
  • Technology company Lenovo Group is seeking roughly $1bn to fund its acquisition of shares in Motorola Mobility, less than three months after it sealed a separate loan of $1.2bn.
  • State Bank of India has decided to increase the size of its loan to $420m from the original $300m, after 14 banks jumped on the transaction. But with a general launch still planned, it is likely to increase even further.
  • Just months after sealing a $1.32bn-equivalent loan, Battersea Power Station is mulling a return to the sterling market for a much larger facility that can be between $1.67bn and $5bn.
  • Undaunted by Turkey’s domestic economic and political uncertainty, the country’s participation banks are lining up to to hit the international market with deals, say bankers. Turkiye Finans looks likely to lead the pack and could bring both a dollar sukuk and murabaha financing.
  • Loans bankers pride themselves on taking a long term perspective. A lending relationship is for life, not just for an open deal window. So the crisis in the Ukraine has led to nothing more than a shrug of the shoulders and a declaration of business as usual in the loan market. This is a worrying sign.