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  • VakıfBank has closed an $855m-equivalent refinancing loan, making it the fifth Turkish financial institution to successfully refinance this season. Vakıf is set to be followed closely by Garanti Bank, as Turkish financial institutions defy the crisis of confidence in the country's economy that was triggered when the lira crashed in August.
  • Loans bankers in Asia already bemoaning the reduced outbound M&A driven activity from China could be dealt a further blow after the European Union (EU) said it will start screening foreign direct investment (FDI) more closely. Pan Yue examines the impact this will have on Asia’s leveraged and acquisition financing market.
  • Equita, an Italian independent investment bank, has made two hires as it seeks to beef up its fixed income offering.
  • The gap between default rates for OECD and emerging market project finance bank loans has narrowed to almost nothing. However, on average, banks can expect to wait longer after a default to recover money owed outside the world’s most developed economies, according to S&P Global.
  • VakıfBank will close its loan refinancing in the coming days and is set to be followed closely by Garanti Bank, as Turkish financial institutions defy the crisis of confidence in the country's economy triggered when the lira crashed in August.
  • Bankers insist that the market, though deserted, is still open for at least a couple more weeks, but with the new issue premiums investors are demanding, it is difficult to persuade issuers to print.