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Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 17 August – 30 August
Britain plans to double trade with Panama and Colombia – El Puerto de Liverpool tapped the local markets with a MXN10bn dual tranche bond – BNDES to transfer funds back to the government – Vale redeems 2019 notes – Argentina to tap the international markets again – Argentina holds rates – Crystallex to seize PDVSA assets –– Chile’s outlook gets downgraded – Jamaica to tap its 2028 and 2045 notes
30 Aug 2017
Africa Credit Markets Brief: 9 August – 23 August
NDB to lend US$1.5bn to South Africa – Standard Bank of South Africa to issue its first international bond in a decade – Lagos state issued a NGN85.1bn dual-tranche bond – Kenya to float T-bills – Eximbank USA gives Cameroon a CFA26bn loan –Ghana to cut spending in 2017 – Angola gets downgraded – Gabon places a US$200mn Eurobond – Moody’s slashed Tunisia’s credit rating
23 Aug 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: 3 August – 17 August
Middle Eastern air carriers’ passenger growth disappoint – Goldman Sachs bough a piece of Aramco’s credit facility – Saudi Arabia mulls local sukuk – TAQA to refinance US$500mn bond - Doha Bank to sell UAE credit assets – Egypt’s FDI hit US$48.7bn – Bahrain picks banks for US bond – Iraq bond issuance received US$6.6bn in orders – Jordan might tap the international markets in 2017
17 Aug 2017
Banking Sector Jitters Put a Squeeze on Interbank Lending in Russia
As the Russian economy slowly stabilizes, ongoing banking sector consolidation has led to an increasing number of lenders losing their licences, putting pressure on the systemically important banks and threatening to halt the recovery.
14 Aug 2017
Russia, CIS, Europe & Turkey Credit Markets Brief: 29 July – 10 August
CBR keeps rates steady, readies sale of OBR bonds – Nickel production in Russia to remain flat this year – Naftogaz increases compensation demand from Russia by US$5bn – Engie may pull out of Nordstream 2 – Albaraka Turk readies US$400mn issuance – Bank lending in Turkey to rise in 2018
10 Aug 2017
Africa Credit Markets Brief: 27 July- 9 August
South African economy likely to return to growth – Nigerian government secures a loan from AfDB – Nigeria’s green bond suspended once again – Democratic Republic of Congo’s inflation to hit 44.64% – Kenya’s Treasury bonds outperforming the corporate debt – Rosneft seeks to open offices in Mozambique – Ghana sold a 5-year bond – Republic of Congo is heading for a default – Zimbabwe to double its…
9 Aug 2017
Off the Record: Global Investors On Concerns and Opportunities in Emerging Market Debt
The rally in EM assets this year seems all but unstoppable as investors continue hunting for yield further afield amidst persistently low interest rates in developed markets and a weakened US dollar. Is it set to continue? Bonds and Loans speaks with global investors one-on-one about macro trends influencing EM debt capital markets.
8 Aug 2017
Middle East Credit Markets Brief: 21 July - 3 Aug
Qatar files complaint to WTO over GCC boycott – Dana Gas cancels its offer to exchange outstanding US$700mn sukuk – Iraq taps international markets with US$1bn bond - Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) prices a US$2.3bn triple-tranche bond - ADCB raised US$320mn through 5-year Formosa bond - Al Hilal Bank issues US$100mn bond
3 Aug 2017
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 20 July – 2 August
Mexico’s economy continued to grow in Q2 – Brazil to freeze spending– Petrobras boss arrested on corruption charges – IMF upgrades Argentina’s growth forecast – YPF tapped the international markets with a US$750mn bond – Banco de Bogota issued unsecured notes worth US$600mn – Graña y Montero signed a syndicated loan – US imposed sanctions on Maduro – Banco General issued a 10-year bond –…
2 Aug 2017
Russia, CIS, Europe & Turkey Credit Markets Brief: 13 July – 28 July
Gazprom tapped the international markets – Alfa Bank issued a RUB10bn Eurobond – AFK Sistema declared technical default on bonds –– Halyk Bank acquires Kazkommertsbank – IBA plans to restructured approved by shareholders – Greece returned to the capital markets – Halbank to issue a US$2bn bond in the international markets
28 Jul 2017