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Ukrainian state banks are expected to finally step up this year the sale of their voluminous non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios, which make up 45.5%-73.5% of the total loan books of the country’s top three banks, Oschadbank and Ukreximbank and PrivatBank, according to several banking sector experts and lawyers.

During 2021 there is likely to be an increase in company restructurings in South Africa.

The Government of Cameroon’s debt metrics have come to the fore as it gears up to negotiate a new IMF-funded programme, market participants said.

APAC Chart of the Week: 24th January 2020

The Coordination Council of Belarus, recognised by the EU and the US as a body facilitating the peaceful transition of power in the country, has sent statements to international financial institutions warning that the proceeds of the country’s latest USD 1.25bn Eurobonds might have been used to fund state repressions and that the current government lacks the authority to raise further funding, according to documents seen by Debtwire.

APAC Chart of the Week: 3rd February 2021

Sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) hit a four-year low last year with EUR 67.7bn sold, according to the Debtwire European NPLs FY20 Report. Government supported disposals accounted for 60% of the total, the report found.

APAC Chart of the Week: 8th December 2020

APAC Chart of the Week: 25th November 2020