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A leaked copy of draft EU legislation, seen by GlobalCapital, shows that the Regulatory Scrutiny Board, a committee that makes sure EU laws are well drafted and not too onerous, has made the Commission water down its plans to tighten regulation of green investment benchmarks. But strong rules are coming on investors’ duty to consider environmental, social and governance matters and the shape of the sustainable Taxonomy is emerging.
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Telecom Egypt has agreed credit lines totalling up to $900m, as Egyptian borrowers find a warm reception from lenders.
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Russian oil company Gazprom has signed a €600m five year loan facility from Crédit Agricole, bringing its international borrowing tally above €1.3bn since it regained its investment grade status earlier this year.
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The movement to create free investment benchmarks to support the Sustainable Development Goals is gathering pace, with the launch this week of a major survey of corporate human rights performance.
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Chinese automobile financing retail transaction platform Yixin Group is tapping the loan market for a $150m borrowing, six months after listing through a HK$6.8bn ($867.2m) IPO in Hong Kong.
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Turkey’s Isbank has signed a $1.48bn-equivalent syndicated loan in line with the existing pricing benchmark for its compatriot peers, again showing that rating downgrades have little effect on loan borrowing rates for the country’s banking sector.