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Total Capital Markets Financing in Argentina Jumps 276% YoY in January 2019
An increase of 65% was recorded in January compared to the previous month, according to CNV.
24 Feb 2020
CASE STUDY: Quiport Lands First Corporate Bond Out of Ecuador in Decades
The bond proceeds have gone towards refinancing the first greenfield airport project in Latin America in 10 years.
21 Feb 2020
South Africa Saw Record Bond Issuance in 2019 Despite Lacklustre Economy
Debt issuance in South Africa reached 10-year highs in 2019 despite the economic and political volatility that punctuated much of the year, with bond volumes totalling ZAR164.82bn (approx. USD10.9bn) according to data collected by Nedbank.
21 Feb 2020
Dar Al Arkan Sees Strong Demand for USD400mn Sukuk
Saudi-based real estate developer Dar Al Arkan raised USD400mn this week, selling 7-year sukuk in the first deal out of the Kingdom since the sovereign and Samba group hit the market in January.
20 Feb 2020
Ghana Raises USD3bn Across Three Tranches – Including SSA’s Longest-Dated Eurobond
Ghana raised USD3bn across 7, 15, and 41-year notes this week, the region’s longest-dated bond issuance to date and a major milestone for the country.
6 Feb 2020
Eastern European and Turkish Bond Market Activity Picks Up, Driven by Bank Issues
An FI bond’s record price tightening, a new issuer from the CIS, a USD-denominated perp from a major Russian lender and three Turkish issues have blown the CEEMEA bond markets wide open.
5 Feb 2020
Province of Buenos Aires Blinks on Debt Repayment, Catching Some Investors Off-Guard
The Province of Buenos Aires said this week that it would make a payment on its January 2021 bonds after failing to reach an agreement with enough creditors on extending a delay, which came as a positive surprise to observers and creditors owed some USD3bn in payments due this year.
5 Feb 2020
MENA Loan Markets Heat up After Busy January Bond Pipeline Loses Momentum
A spate of loans inked by GCC-based borrowers are helping to fill a vacuum left by a busy bond season in January.
5 Feb 2020
CASE STUDY: CABEI Places Latin America’s First AA-Rated Green Bond
The notes, listed on both, the Luxembourg and Taipei Stock Exchanges, priced at a spread of 85bp over 3M-LIBOR attracted significant appetite from Asian and European investors.
31 Jan 2020
Ecuador, Chile Join Growing List of Regional Issuers out of Latin America
The issuance pipeline in Latin America has really opened up this month with Ecuador and Chile joining a list of sovereigns tapping the international bond markets, including Colombia, Paraguay, and Mexico.
23 Jan 2020