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A new grouping is set to join the legion of initiatives promoting a more sustainable financial system: the Principles for Responsible Banking. -
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is in the midst of its first annual meeting in the Middle East, and its president has again floated the idea of another big expansion of the bank’s remit to include sub-Saharan Africa.
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Turkey’s Vakıf Katılım Bankası has signed its debut syndicated loan, increasing the Sharia-compliant murabaha facility after lenders piled into it.
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Before a dam bursts, there are telltale signs. A few drops of water might eke their way through, some ominous creaking could sound, or the once-sturdy walls might look like they’re starting to buckle. Similar indicators are showing in parts of the emerging markets loan market, with more borrowers asking for terms that until now were only seen on investment grade, developed market deals.
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US firm International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has agreed to buy rival Frutarom in a debt-backed $7.1bn transaction, in what will be the second largest ever acquisition of an Israeli company.
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Indomobil Finance Indonesia has returned to the offshore loan market for a new $100m borrowing, according to a banker invited to participate in the deal.
