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CASE STUDY: Sigma Alimentos Deal Highlights Strength of Positive Positioning
Sigma, a leading player in the refrigerated food industry, was able to gather sufficient momentum amongst the investment community to issue a US$1bn 10-year bond. It’s positioning as a multinational refrigerated food company, along with its diverse portfolio of strong brands and solid cash flow generation enabled the company to launch a successful transaction.
31 Aug 2016
CFO View: Drilling Down into PDO’s Funding Strategy with Haifa Al Khaifi
Haifa Al Khaifi serves as Finance Director of Petroleum Development Oman, LLC. She joined the company in 1995, and currently manages the company’s capital and operational funding strategy. Haifa also serves as a Board Member and Treasurer for the Oman Society for Petroleum Services, and an Advisory Board Director for the Academic Innovation Assistance Program (AIAP) at Sultan Qaboos University.
30 Aug 2016
Appetite for Codelco highlights strong Chilean market
High levels of oversubscription on Codelco’s local currency bond suggests the country’s local markets remain liquid as its outlook and fiscal situation continues to stabilise.
26 Aug 2016
Fibra Uno CFO Gerardo Vargas on Driving Investment in the Real Estate Sector
With long term growth prospects in the country remaining strong, Mexico’s commercial real estate sector is expected to benefit from increased demand and a boost in capital availability. We speak with Gerardo Vargas, Chief Financial Officer at Fibra Uno about how the company plans to grow its portfolio and adjust its funding strategy to emerging risk factors.
26 Aug 2016
Juan Pablo Newman, CFO, Pemex - Energy Reforms Open Up New Black-Gold Rush
The energy reforms which are currently under implementation are likely to spur private investment in the oil & gas sector in the near-term. We speak with Juan Pablo Newman, CFO, Pemex, about what benefits the reforms will bring to the company, where the oil giant is looking for funding going forward and what risks could be present in the years ahead.
26 Aug 2016
Russian local market liquid and hungry
Russia’s local bond market remains highly liquid as the country’s economy continues to improve. The depth and appetite of the domestic market means that although sanctioned companies are not allowed to borrow from international investors, surging demand for local currency debt is seeing their bonds price closely to those of non-sanctioned Russian entities.
25 Aug 2016
Improving conditions sees EM European lending benefit the most
Credit activity is rising across EMs following accommodative central bank policies. Emerging Europe has benefitted the most across EMs, with increasing demand for loans being supported by improving lending conditions and lowering of NPLs – but Turkey bucks the trend.
25 Aug 2016
Sukuk index debut positive, but more work is needed for further globalisation
In Q4 2016 a select few sukuk will be listed on JP Morgan’s EMBI. The inclusion of Islamic bonds is positive for the growth of the industry, and conventional investors will likely buy into such instruments following their inclusion. However, for wider acceptance amongst the international investor community, analysts suggest further global standardisation of sukuk will be necessary.
24 Aug 2016
Emerging Markets in a Post-Brexit World: It’s The Politics, Stupid
Emerging Markets have been buffeted by a variety of negative factors this year, but have remained resilient. The overriding factor here is that the global liquidity backdrop remains supportive for risk. We expect this favourable outlook to continue into year-end. Why?
24 Aug 2016
Mexico’s Head of Public Credit Alberto Torres on Mexico's Funding Strategy for 2017
The Mexican government has been very active in the international capital markets this year with various benchmark-sized transactions. Alberto Torres, Head of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance discusses these foreign currency-denominated transactions in more detail, as well as the government’s funding strategy for next year.
23 Aug 2016