Debt

On Thursday, 24th November 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a new SEK Green Bond transaction. The transaction is AfDB’s first Green Bond issuance since the USD 500 million 3-year Green Bond issued in December 2015 and marks AfDB’s third appearance in the SEK Green Bond market after having issued two Green Bond transactions in early 2014.

AFT issued tuesday morning the OATi 2.10% 25 July 2023, the OAT€i 0.70% 25 July 2030 and the OAT€i 0.10% 25 July 2047.

CEPRES today released an analysis demonstrating how Private (unlisted) Infrastructure can act as a Hedge for Corporate Bonds, whilst significantly outperforming on returns. Using PE.Analyzer to analyze thousands of privately held Infrastructure assets, CEPRES found that...

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa (Moody’s) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), launched and priced a new US $1-billion 2-year Global benchmark transaction due 2 November 2018.

Interest in emerging market (EM) assets is returning. With yields in developed bond markets almost non-existent, emerging debt looks particularly attractive. Paul McNamara, investment director for emerging market debt at GAM, explains why he still sees plenty of upside, despite a strong run so far this year.