Coronavirus Economy & Policy Latin America
Export values decline 3.2% in the first quarter as demand from China comes to a standstill, IDB says
Bonds Debt Capital Markets
DC-based development bank raises $17 mln in Brazilian reais, Mexican pesos and Indian rupees for emergency financing
DC-based development carries out a private placement with Japan Post Insurance for $235 mln
Debt Bonds Fixed Income
Jamaica-based telecom lists its Pacific Islands business as the guarantor for $914 mln in new notes in a proposed debt exchange
Coronavirus Funds Economy & Policy
IMF members agree to redeploy SDRs for poorer countries, rather than allocate new ones
Government works with JBIC on potential yen-denominated issues to face the coronavirus crisis
Asset Management Bonds Debt
EM debt and equity markets see record-breaking outflow in March of $83.3 bln, IIF says
Loans Project & Infrastructure Finance Debt
Sempra's Mexican subsidiary borrows $100 mln from the Japanese development agency for solar investments
Central American development bank could raise $240 mln from the sale of four-year notes
Mexico's state-owned electric utility returns to the Formosa market with $900 mln worth of 30-year notes
M&A Equity Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Brazil's largest drugmaker pays $825 mln to acquire 18 products in Latin America from Takeda
M&A Equity Brazil
Daio Paper and Marubeni enter the Brazilian personal care market by buying the Brazilian paper maker for $516 mln
M&A Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Brazil
Brazilian JV between São Miguel Holding and Israel's Strauss Group acquires the Japanese trading house's local brands for $48 mln
Development bank plans to issue more bonds in different currencies this year
Loans Debt Project & Infrastructure Finance
Chinese power company wants to refinance up to $695 mln in debt at rates that are too low for most investors and commercial banks, source says