CFO Insights
Nexa Resources CFO: “Brazilian economy has been a positive story, though it’s not homogenous”
Latin American miner Nexa Resources – which recently rebranded from Votorantim Metais – has in the past year completed its dual stock exchange listing, weathered a period of low commodity prices and mining sector strikes in Latin America, and maintained strong fundamentals to step confidently into the new financial year. We speak with Mario Bertoncini, the company’s Senior VP and CFO, about its…
9 May 2018
Lundin Gold CFO Alessandro Bitelli on Financing Mining Projects in Ecuador
Alessandro Bitelli, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Lundin Gold, a Canadian gold miner, talks about the company’s Latin American ventures, a USD300mn deal to finance a project in Ecuador, a further loan syndication and a USD400mn equity transaction, as well as broader market outlook and the impact of politics.
1 May 2018
Maybank Islamic Banking Chief: “Projected global sukuk demand outstrips supply”
With demand for sukuk rising steadily in recent years, Bonds & Loans speaks with Dato’ Mohamed Rafique Merican, Group Head and Islamic Banking CEO at Maybank Islamic Berhad, about the risks and opportunities in the market, green sukuk, and the growing involvement of Asian investors in MENA debt markets.
27 Apr 2018
Colombia Sees Improving Internal, External Economic Conditions
Colombia's Central Bank Governor Juan José Echavarría speaks with Bonds & Loans about the economy, interest rates, and blockchain.
17 Apr 2018
Former Lebanese Minister of Economy Nasser Saidi on Five Themes to Dominate Middle East in 2018
US and EU monetary policy normalisation, the price of oil, and the pace of economic transformation are top of mind for many following the GCC, but the key risks – and opportunities – present in the region are both deeper and wider than is often appreciated.
10 Apr 2018
Promigas CFO Aquiles Mercado González on Promioriente, Brilla and Expansion
Bonds & Loans speaks with Aquiles Mercado González, Chief Financial Officer at Promigas, on its distribution subsidiary’s hugely successful local market bond transaction, new opportunities for growth, and the company’s innovative non-bank financing programme.
5 Apr 2018
Blockchain and the Capital Markets: A Love Story
Driven by the need for greater transparency and efficiency, blockchain is making its first inroads into the capital markets and bank operations more broadly. The technology could be a gamechanger for emerging markets, according to CFOs and analysts.
23 Mar 2018
MTN Group Treasurer: ‘Diversification High on Agenda, but Nigeria, SA Ratings a Key Risk’
Africa has a thriving telecoms sector with huge growth potential, but economic and political risks appear elevated – particularly in the continent’s largest economies. Thuto Shomang, Group Executive – Treasury at MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile telecoms operator, talks to Bonds & Loans about the company’s funding objectives in 2018, and shares his views on how US monetary policy and credit…
20 Mar 2018
Tecnoglass Chief Financial Officer: ‘We must reactivate industry, consumption and construction’
Tecnoglass, among a select few Colombian non-financial corporates to take the plunge in the international bond markets last year, is looking to consolidate its investments over the past few years. The company’s Chief Financial Officer Santiago Giraldo López tells Bonds & Loans the company will look out for strategic growth opportunities in 2018, but risks still ride high on election uncertainty…
15 Mar 2018
Interview with TDB Treasurer: First Islamic bond deal as part of diversification strategy
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, known more commonly as TDB and, formerly, PTA Bank, is a specialized African regional FI - one of the fastest growing investment grade rated multilateral DFIs on the continent. We speak to Abraham Byanyima, Treasury Executive, about the bank’s recent dual-tranche conventional & Islamic bond, East Africa’s private banking industry and…
1 Mar 2018