For over a decade, Zambia has focused on stepping up public investment to address its infrastructure issues. However, this has strained the fiscal budget and widened the deficit to 8.2% in FY19 (FY18: 7.6%, FY10: 3.0%), largely on account of accelerated interest payments. In December 2019, the country....

For over a decade, Zambia has focused on stepping up public investment to address its infrastructure issues. However, this has strained the fiscal budget and widened the deficit to 8.2% in FY19 (FY18: 7.6%, FY10: 3.0%), largely on account of accelerated interest payments. In December 2019, the country....

European Restructuring Insights | This inaugural edition examines the UK restructuring landscape from January 2016 through to April 2020.      Key findings:   Scheme of Arrangements led in both number of situations and....

1Q20 High yield bond issuance reached USD 71.4bn  1Q20 saw an increase in high yield bond issuance, totaling at USD 71.4bn, representing a 26% year-over-year rise from the USD 56.7bn worth of bonds issued in 1Q19, according to Debtwire Par. However, this also represented a 6.3% quarter-over-quarter....

1Q20 Leveraged loan issuance totaled USD 314bn  The 2020 leveraged loan market began the year in a positive direction, with USD 314bn in volume closed in the first quarter, according to Debtwire Par. Compared to the USD 171bn involume from 1Q19, this was an 83% increase year-over-year. However,....

1Q20 High yield bond issuance reached USD 71.4bn  1Q20 saw an increase in high yield bond issuance, totaling at USD 71.4bn, representing a 26% year-over-year rise from the USD 56.7bn worth of bonds issued in 1Q19, according to Debtwire Par. However, this also represented a 6.3% quarter-over-quarter....

1Q20 Leveraged loan issuance totaled USD 314bn  The 2020 leveraged loan market began the year in a positive direction, with USD 314 bn in volume closed in the first quarter, according to Debtwire Par.Compared to the USD 171bn in volume from1Q19, this was an 83% increase year-over-year. However,....

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The inaugural issue of the DEBTWIRE CEEMEA MAGAZINE provides but a glimpse into the array of scoops generated and situations covered by our editorial and analytics team.

Leveraged loan and high yield bond prices have dropped sharply in the secondary market as fears around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the slump in oil prices have jolted the financial markets. This report looks at the impact on some of the key statistics in the secondary market for US leveraged....