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South Korea redoubles investment in Africa
The South Korean government, through its Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF), has agreed to provide an increasing number of syndicated loans to African countries. It will mainly work through the African Development Bank (AfDB).
31 Mar 2016
Video: Evgeniy Gavrilenkov, Chief Economist, Managing Director, Sberbank CIB
What kinds of policies can Russia adopt to improve the economy?
31 Mar 2016
Video: John Bates, Head of Emerging Markets Corporate Research, EM Fixed Income, PineBridge
What kind of policies are needed to help make Russia a more desirable place to invest?
31 Mar 2016
Video: Dorothea Froehlich, Managing Director, Fund Manager, Mainfirst
The impact of the Saudi-Russian oil deal on the Russian economy
31 Mar 2016
Nelson Barbosa on Bringing Brazil Back To Growth
The political turbulence currently rocking Brazil continues to take its toll on the country’s economy, despite glimmers of hope emerging in its equity and housing markets – nascent signs of a shift in fundamentals. We speak with the country’s Minister of Finance Nelson Barbosa about what the Ministry is doing to address Brazil’s struggling economy and return it to growth.
30 Mar 2016
Jordan to issue debut sovereign sukuk in Q2
After a number of false starts, the Jordanian government may finally issue a sovereign sukuk. The Islamic bond, if it is issued, will likely prove popular not just as a result of the general popularity of this type of financing, but also because it will be the sovereign’s first.
30 Mar 2016
Banque Misr in talks for €300mn loan
One of Egypt’s state banks could soon agree to a large foreign currency denominated syndicated loan. The move comes as the country struggles with a shortage of foreign reserves.
30 Mar 2016
Saudia airs plans for debut debt issuance
The drop in commodity prices, particularly oil, have adversely affected the GCC region’s sovereigns and corporates connected to them. Despite the current economic climate corporates are still looking to expand their operations, with debt markets providing the funding in place of oil backed subsidies.
29 Mar 2016
Paraguay returns to international markets
The South American sovereign has been able to successfully issue an upsized bond on the international markets, which attracted large demand in part due to the country’s reasonable growth and prudent macro policy amid global volatility.
29 Mar 2016
Dubai Islamic Bank issues benchmark size sukuk
The sukuk issuance is the first from a bank in the GCC since November 2015. Despite the economic realities faced by many banks in the region, the bank was able to significantly tighten pricing of the sukuk amid large investor demand.
29 Mar 2016