Energy
CASE STUDY: ADNOC Makes Record-Setting Debut with USD3bn Bond
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) hugely successful debut capital markets transaction, a USD 3bn dual-tranche bond, achieved a number of milestones – it was the largest single-currency corporate issuance in the GCC, one of the largest in the Middle East’s corporate history – and marked the start of a bold new financing strategy at the state-owned oil company.
6 Feb 2018
HSBC: If Sustainable Finance is to Really Work, Mainstreaming Needs to be the Priority in 2018
If volumes are anything to go by, 2017 was a watershed year for green bonds, with the market seeing more than USD130bn of these securities issued globally. Emerging markets saw their fair share of firsts, including Latin America’s first sustainability bond, and the first green bond in Africa, while China continued to dominate the supply pipeline
2 Feb 2018
Zimbabwe Recovery Huge Boon for Foreign Banks, Credit Markets – If Regulators Can Pull Off Reforms
With Zimbabwe’s infamous revolutionary-turned-dictator Robert Mugabe out and one of his main rivals left to pick up the pieces of an economy in tatters, the country’s prospects are anything but clear. Analysts are optimistic that policymakers can find a path to normalisation – creating significant opportunities for international and regional lenders, and the country’s credit markets, in the…
30 Jan 2018
Sunny Outlook for Egypt’s Renewables as DFIs Make Way for Commercial Banks
The first two stages of the Egyptian government’s solar and wind programme have been somewhat hit-and-miss, but increased development bank involvement sets the next stage on a path to encourage wider private sector participation. Third time’s a charm – but only if local and commercial lenders play their part, analysts suggest.
23 Jan 2018
CASE STUDY: Invenergy Winds Up Uruguayan Market with 20-year Project Bond
Invenergy’s 70-megawatt Campo Palomas wind project, located in the Salto Department of Uruguay, launched an investment-grade USD135.8mn in the US Private Placement Market. Campo Palomas is Invenergy’s first project in Uruguay as it continues to expand its presence in Latin America.
18 Jan 2018
Petroperú CFO: Interplay of Bank, Bond Financing Key to Talara Refinery Funding
The Talara Refinery is Petroperú’s flagship project and one of the most strategically important infrastructure initiatives in Peru’s oil and gas sector. We speak with Petroperú CFO Carlos Adrian Linares Penaloza about the funding strategy behind the project, and how the company overcame some delays and roadblocks along the way.
3 Jan 2018
CASE STUDY: Petroperú Goes Long with USD2bn Dual-Tranche Debut Bond
Peru’s state-owned petrol company boldly stepped into the market with 15- and 30-year tranches – which at USD2bn makes this the largest corporate debut bond from Latin America.
14 Dec 2017
CASE STUDY: KNPC Seals USD6.245bn Loan in Largest ECA-Backed Corporate Transaction Ever
Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) USD6.245bn ECA-backed loan was a triumph for the company’s Clean Fuel Project and the region’s credit markets, setting a new record for the largest ECA-backed corporate loan to date.
5 Dec 2017
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 9 November – 23 November
Brazil to buy back USD1.82bn of sovereign bonds – Pemex issued a GBP450mn bond – Petrobras inked a USD1bn secured loan – Chile holds rates – Electricidad de Caracas defaulted in a 2018 bond – Venezuela gets downgraded to ‘SD’ – Venezulean authorities arrested top Citgo executives – Entre Rios tapped the international markets with a USD150mn
23 Nov 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: 09 November – 22 November
Kingdom Holdings halts borrowing plans – Citigroup will begin operations in KSA in early 2018 – London Court rules in favour of Dana’s bondholders – ADNOC secures USD6bn dual-tranche loan – Mazoon Electric Company issues a USD500mn sukuk – Lebanon carries out a debt swap – CIB to increase Tier 2 capital
22 Nov 2017