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Kutxabank fortifies southern European banks' appetite for senior funding
◆ Spanish lender returns to unsecured issuance after three years ◆ Spanish banks are seizing a favourable funding environment ◆ Concession paid to keep selective investors interested
Thibaut Makarovsky, head of funding and market operations at AFD, discusses his recent dollar trade and funding plans
NWB credits water bond demand after tightening through BNG
◆ Head of treasury's Tiemo Wesseling on euro 2026 debut ◆ Fair value and greenium estimated ◆ Back-loaded funding programme
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Thibaut Makarovsky, head of funding and market operations at AFD, discusses his recent dollar trade and funding plans
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◆ Syndication 'uneventful' despite volatile backdrop ◆ Investor duration bid 'not guaranteed' amid risk aversion ◆ Guidance 'could start tighter' on next green deal -
◆ Longer tranches earmarked for Hinkley Point C financing ◆ Books close at just under €11bn ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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◆ Deal is the fourth EuGB labelled hybrid ◆ Issuer punches through fair value... ◆ ...and gets its tightest senior/sub spread
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Critics doubted the EU Green Bond Standard would catch on, but it is gaining new issuers and a following from investors
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Regular green bond and social bond could come in rest of 2026, but likely no defence bond
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◆ French supermarket chain extends curve to 2035 ◆ Deal lands through fair value ◆ SLB volumes slide despite 'flexibility'
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Issuance will be lower in June as yields rise
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Amazon’s Swiss debut and Alphabet’s first yen deal jolted debt markets this week
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Artificial intelligence is changing the investment banking game. But banks are divided on whether to cut costs or try and win more deals
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The US bank is showing its global credentials at a time of increased transatlantic tensions but European banks are equal to the challenge
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FIG issuers have shown that investors are ready to absorb all the supply that comes their way
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Investor tells GlobalCapital it liked the portfolio’s diversity, data depth and sustainability impact
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It is not clear what needs to be restructured, and the coming debt analysis may lack credibility
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Investors and techniques are ready for development banks to scale up securitization rapidly
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AfDB hopes to launch multi-issuer securitization this year
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Deal liberates capital and tempts investors to take new frontier market risk
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◆ First dollar benchmark from World Bank since October 2025 ◆ 'Remarkable' size and spread achieved ◆ IDA jumps through hoops to issue SEC exempt deal
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New law expected to accelerate the dominance of professional landlords
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Choosing the right tools mitigates the risk of spiraling bills
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It's not the juniors in capital markets who need protecting from obsolescence. They stand to benefit most from the deployment of AI
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Why should I expose myself to embarrassment and legal risk?
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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