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Investors appear to be split over whether or not Turkey will follow through with its proposed purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system, in the face of likely sanctions from the US if it does. -
Indonesian power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara has returned to the offshore market seeking a $1bn borrowing.
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Export-Import Bank of Malaysia is tapping the offshore loan market for a $300m Islamic borrowing.
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Emerging market loan volumes continue to suffer with year-to-date volumes down 60% from the same period in 2018. Global economic slowdown and the fear of trade wars, combined with the increasing appeal of the bond market, are dampening the prospects of recovery in the syndicated loan market in 2019.
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Growth is expected to slow across central and eastern Europe this year, but the region has a trick up its sleeve: a well developed local banking system that in the 30 years since the fall of the Iron Curtain has evolved into a self-sufficient source of financing for the region.
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Opinion polls indicate that South Africa’s incumbent African National Congress party and president, Cyril Ramaphosa, will win the country’s hotly contested general election, held on Wednesday, with a reduced majority. Bankers expect financing business to return to normal soon, after pausing in the run-up to the election.
