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Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Taiwanese tech coup

July 23, 2021

Appier co-founder Winnie Lee on why the fast-growing AI start-up chose to list in Tokyo.

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EIB bond pushes blockchain boundaries

June 14, 2021

The European Investment Bank’s first digital bond is a milestone in capital markets’ adoption of both distributed ledger technology and central bank digital currencies. 

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Tesco blazes holistic trail to sustainability

April 22, 2021

UK retailer’s debut sustainability-linked bond was underpinned by synergies between its business and finance.

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Fifty-year bonds are France’s sweet spot

March 29, 2021

The French government began the year by issuing a blockbuster half-century bond. But its fundraising chief urges caution. 

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Housing champion SBB on building social bond success

March 1, 2021

With its $700m social bond, Swedish infrastructure group illustrates role corporates can play in budding asset class.

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Enagás’s nimble strategy pays off

February 1, 2021

A record-low coupon sets up the Spanish utility’s financing for years to come.

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Allianz brings RT1 market to life

January 4, 2021

Bold transaction by German insurer has brought nascent class into the mainstream. 

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Germany greens its reference rate

December 1, 2020

Germany has made long-awaited green sovereign bond debut with innovative 'twin-bond' approach

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Bank of Ireland’s €1bn AT1 spree

November 2, 2020

Borrowing the approach of ‘wall-crossing’ from the equity markets, the bank was able to achieve a good outcome in highly challenging conditions.

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Mask sales a boon for GVS’s long-planned IPO

October 9, 2020

Surge in demand for GVS’s filtration products has helped push its long-aspired IPO over the line. 

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