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Golden Eagle checks out with $601m from 15 banks

Chinese department store operator Golden Eagle Retail Group has closed a $601m-equivalent refinancing loan with 15 lenders.


9 April 2021 0

UOB appoints new chief sustainability officer

Singapore’s UOB has appointed Eric Lim as its chief sustainability officer, a newly created position to support the bank’s focus on ESG, which got a fresh impetus this week with the sale of the lender’s first sustainability bond.


9 April 2021 0

Mexico proves 20 year worth to continue proactive LM strategy

Mexico cleaned up a chunk of short-term debt maturities on Tuesday with a $3.26bn 2041 bond. The country’s deputy finance minister told GlobalCapital that the sovereign had decided to act fast to issue amid expectations that US Treasury yields will widen further.


8 April 2021 0

Suriname creditors back latest debt deferral

A group of institutional investors owning international bonds issued by Suriname have agreed to grant the South American sovereign a third debt payment standstill after the issuer modified the terms of a consent solicitation.


8 April 2021 0

EM set for uneven recovery, says IMF, though SDR boost on horizon

An uneven economic recovery is expected across emerging and developed markets over the next year, the IMF said this week during its spring meetings. Meanwhile, a proposed boost to special drawing rights has split market opinion.


8 April 2021 0

SDRs: better late than never

The announcement this week that the IMF is on its way to issuing a further $650bn of special drawing rights, providing central banks with extra foreign currency liquidity, should not be criticised for being too little, too late. It marks a much needed return to multilateralism, something that the developing world will benefit from.


8 April 2021 0

Electric vehicle maker Li Auto charges $750m CB

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto has raised $750m from its debut convertible bond, pricing the deal at the investor-friendly end of the marketed range.


8 April 2021 0

BOAD president seeks to bolster bank finances as it aims to support regional recovery

Development banks across the world — and especially those in Africa — have proven to be indispensable sources of relief during the last year. Though Africa has a wealth of challenges to economic recovery, the West African Development Bank, also known as Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD), has high ambitions for the year ahead.…
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8 April 2021 0

Tencent-backed WeDoctor eyes Hong Kong listing

We Doctor Holdings, which operates Chinese healthcare platform WeDoctor, is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO.


8 April 2021 0

Greater China loan momentum builds as low pricing, liquidity boost interest

Greater China issuers are eagerly turning to the international loan market again for funding, encouraged by low pricing and flush liquidity to refinance debt early and raise new money. But there are still many roadblocks, with banks cautious about predicting a quick recovery to pre-Covid levels. Pan Yue reports.


8 April 2021 0