Amy Finch
Data Journalist, Debtwire
Governments and regulators need to be investors' “best friend” as they face a new wave of non-performing loans, said panellists involved in NPLs in Europe, China, and globally on a webinar, The New Rise of NPLs - Strategies and Investment Opportunities in the Market, aired live yesterday (14 October) during Debtwire Week.
Alessia Pirolo
Head of NPL Coverage, Debtwire
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the European NPL market. The first three quarters of 2020 have been the least active since 2015, with only EUR 39.2bn of deals completed across Europe, according to the new Debtwire European NPLs 3Q20 report presented at Debtwire Week.
Jason Huang-Jones
APAC Data Manager, Debtwire
It has been a week of new records, according to Todd Schubert, Head of Fixed Income Research at Bank of Singapore. The Arab Republic of Egypt’s USD 750m 5.25% 2025 green bond was both the first green sovereign issuance in the region as well as the world’s first high-yield green bond, Schubert explained.
Laura Gardner Cuesta
Senior Reporter, Debtwire CEEMEA
Angola’s Eurobonds have been one of the most volatile since the advent of the coronavirus crisis. The oil exporter has been dealt a crushing three-way blow by the COVID-19 pandemic, as economic and health crises exacerbate the revenue loss from lower crude prices.
Asli Orbay
Reporter, Arbitration and Litigation, Debtwire CEEMEA
The USD 500m debt of Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (IDO), a Turkey-based ferry company, will be divided into two as a sustainable and unsustainable loan, which will be reinstated separately on the OpCo and MidCo levels, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Jason Huang-Jones
APAC Data Manager, Debtwire
Alesia Sidliarevich
Associate Editor, CEEMEA, Debtwire
Joint lead managers of the Government of Belarus's USD 1.25bn Eurobonds issued in June - Citigroup, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and Societe Generale - and secondary market trader Barclays have been sent letters urging the lenders to terminate involvement with the notes, according to the correspondence with the banks seen by Debtwire.
Laura Gardner Cuesta
Senior Reporter, Debtwire CEEMEA
Political uncertainty continues to grip Lebanon after the country missed a deadline set by French president Emmanuel Macron to form a government and unlock critical financing this week. As efforts to fill a cabinet led by premier Mustafa Adib continue in earnest, we outline the main issues facing the crisis-stricken country and how they impact its USD 90bn sovereign debt restructuring.
Jason Huang-Jones
APAC Data Manager, Debtwire
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