Ratings
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 28 September-12 October
UK aims to bolster trade relationships with South America – Mexico issued a USD1.8bn bond – Grupo Bimbo tapped the local markets with 10-year notes – IFC to invest USD200 in a plant in Brazil – Brazil sold USD3bn of fresh debt – Argentina to grow 3% in 2017 – Venezuela’s inflation to hit 2,300% in 2018 – Chile’s Colbun issued a 10-year bond – Venezuela’s securities hit a three-year high – El…
12 Oct 2017
Off the Record: Middle East DCM Must Evolve to Prosper in Challenging Times
As the annual Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards approaches, we discuss some of the themes emerging behind the scenes in Middle East debt capital markets, looking at concerns voiced by bankers, investors and CFOs in private discussions as well as the opportunities on the horizon for foreign FIs and investors looking to delve deeper into the region.
6 Oct 2017
Africa Credit Markets Brief: 20 September – 04 October
African Development Bank tapped the international markets – South Africa issued dollar bonds worth USD2.5bn – NPLs rise in Nigeria – Nigeria raises NGN105.87 through maiden sovereign sukuk - Kenya Airways is looking to restructure debt – Ghana holds rates – Zimbabwe gets a USD600mn credit line from Afreximbank
4 Oct 2017
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 14 September – 28 September
The Fed slows rate hikes – AT&T mulls LatAm payTV divestment – Amazon Inc. to build gigantic Mexican distribution warehouse – Mexico quake to trim GDP by 0.1-0.3% - Petrobras completes swap – Temer’s approval ratings at all-time low – Argentina outlook mixed, current account data suggests – Peru lowers policy rate for third time in 2017 – Venezuela running out of fiscal room – Chile MinFin says…
28 Sept 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: 13 September – 27 September
GCC bonds soften on FOMC tone – Saudi Arabia pushes forward with local sukuk sales – Emaar secures syndi loan – UAE Central Bank soaks up additional liquidity – Nebras prices landmark deal – QIC pulls out of UAE amid diplomatic rift – Egypt plans more Eurobonds – Bahrain prices triple-trancher – Iran makes headway on gov’t spending transparency – Lebanon passes crucial tax reforms – OOECP, Mazoon…
27 Sept 2017
Russia, CIS, Europe & Turkey Credit Markets Brief: 7 September – 21 September
A fortnightly review of Russia's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan, sukuk and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments... B&N becomes another Russian bank to be nationalised – Sistema appeals against court decision in Rosneft lawsuit – Russia to resolve tax dispute with Exxon over Sakhalin-1 – Ukraine issues first Eurobond since Crimea annexation – Turkey’s…
21 Sept 2017
Africa Credit Markets Brief: 6 September – 20 September
A fortnightly review of Africa's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan, sukuk and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments. Nigeria’s Ecobank secures a 5-year USD250mn syndicated loan - South Africa picks Barlcays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Nedbank to arrange new Eurobond – South Africa’s Land Bank raises ZAR1bn in bond auction - Kenya plans to sell up to KES30bn…
20 Sept 2017
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 31 August – 14 September
A fortnightly review of Latin America's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments... NAFTA negotiations refocus on labour costs – Uncertainty around Mexico’s CAT bonds following quake – Mexico gets growth forecast lift – Brazil introduces secured lending, covered bond reforms – Argentina to boost borrowing from…
14 Sept 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: August 31 - September 13
A fortnightly review of the Middle East's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments... OPEC mulling 3-month extension to oil production cuts – Italian bank CDP to lend USD300mn to the Meydan Group – Iraq inks a USD270mn loan from Japan – Iran looks to join BRICS – Saudi German Hospital receives AED370mn Islamic syndicated…
13 Sept 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: 17 August – 31 August
Saudi Arabia auctions local sukuk – Qatar growth to slow down – Warba Bank to make its debut in the loan market – Egypt sells EUR659.9mn worth of T-bills – Qatar keeping tabs on partners spooked by boycott - Iran gets credit line from South Korea’s Exim Bank – SMC secures a USD728mn credit facility – Iraq to get a loan from France
31 Aug 2017