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The Sri Lankan government has gone on the defensive to counter market speculation about whether unaffordable debt levels and a rapid erosion of its economic fundamentals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a default.
21 May 2020
In an exclusive interview Bonds & Loans spoke to Aurélio Bustilho de Oliveira, CFO Enel Américas, about ESG, deleveraging and coping with the impact of the pandemic while also supporting the supply and value chains.
21 May 2020
Adhering to the recently agreed OPEC+ oil production cuts will only deepen Nigeria’s economic problems and exacerbate its difficulties with external finances, according to a recent report by Fitch Ratings. Whilst liquidity provided by multilaterals will help ease some pressures in the short-term, macroeconomic strains will continue.
20 May 2020
The emirate of Abu Dhabi raised USD3bn from global investors this week in a retap of three bonds issued just one month ago.
20 May 2020
As Brazilian retail sales surprise on the upside, analysts at Scotiabank warn that lack of a clear policy and lessez-fair domestic lockdown could lead to a long and difficult recession down the road.
20 May 2020
Mexico-based airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) says it has drawn down a MXN1bn credit facility, with the proceeds used to keep capex up as the outlook on the aviation sector dims.
19 May 2020
Turkey’s export credit agency secured a USD678mn syndicated loan from a group of domestic and international lenders, according to a social media post published by the country’s Trade Minister.
19 May 2020
Oil markets continued to make a modest recovery this week amidst moves to ease lockdown restrictions in a number of countries worldwide. But a sustained recovery could be some way off, according to Warren Patterson and Wenyu Yao, commodities economists at ING.
19 May 2020
In spite of the turmoil seen in credit and oil markets in recent months, Lukoil, one of the largest publicly traded oil & gas companies in the world with operations in over 30 countries, was able to issue a competitively-priced USD1.5bn benchmark Regs/144a bond.
15 May 2020
The severe shock from the coronavirus pandemic is likely to lead to a record spike in sovereign defaults as risks grow for countries with weak fundamentals and heavy exposure to commodities and tourism, according to Fitch Ratings.
15 May 2020