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In 2016, blockchain went from a buzzword to a ‘must have’ in financial markets, as seemingly every bank and exchange invested in projects and proofs-of-concept. But with so many asset classes having been promised big gains, 2017 begins with a dose of realism about the limits of the technology — and the challenges it poses for regulators. Dan Alderson reports. -
The global rise in dollar funding, combined with political upheaval and the heavy depreciation of the lira are destroying some of the historically borrower-friendly terms available in the Turkish loan market. Elly Whittaker reports.
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While some cash-strapped borrowers in Africa will bite the bullet and pay up to access international bond markets in 2017, others will have to return to the loan market for support. Virginia Furness and Elly Whittaker report.
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The UK’s decision to leave the European Union cast extreme uncertainty over the economy, the values and even the unity of the country. Its ramifications for domestic companies’ financing capabilities has been both more obvious and more benign, however. Max Bower reports.
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The loan market will always be there if favoured clients want large sums — the trouble is, hardly any do. Banks are improvising, finding mid-caps more receptive — especially in the Schuldschein market. Elly Whittaker reports.
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Will 2017 be a year for new conquests in the European leveraged finance markets? No one believes so. Rather, there will be a tug of war between high yield bonds and loans for issuance, better funding costs and investors’ cash. Victor Jimenez and Max Bower report.
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