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Colombia issues three global bonds worth US$5 billion
Colombia has issued three dollar bonds totalling US$4.95 billion, the largest foreign debt issuance in its history with orders reaching US$23.2 billion. The three bonds issued will mature in 2029, 2031, and 2033 with the largest (2029) in an amount of US$2bn with a coupon rate of 5.37%. The remaining two tranches, maturing in 2031 and 2033, totalled US$1.47bn each, with coupon rates of 6.12% and 6.50%, respectively. The Ministry of Finance said that the issuance looks to mee
Jan 27
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Colombia issues three global bonds worth US$5 billion
Colombia has issued three dollar bonds totalling US$4.95 billion, the largest foreign debt issuance in its history with orders reaching US$23.2 billion. The three bonds issued will mature in 2029, 2031, and 2033 with the largest (2029) in an amount of US$2bn with a coupon rate of 5.37%. The remaining two tranches, maturing in 2031 and 2033, totalled US$1.47bn each, with coupon rates of 6.12% and 6.50%, respectively. The Ministry of Finance said that the issuance looks to mee
Jan 27
Franklin Templeton launches emerging markets debt ETF
Franklin Templeton has launched the Templeton Emerging Markets Debt ETF (TEMD). The fund is managed by portfolio managers from the Templeton Global Macro Team including Christine Yuhui Zhu, Michael Sheehan, Vivek Ahuja, and Jaap Willems. The hard currency ETF includes flexibility to add select local currency and EM currencies while using derivatives to help manage currency, rate and credit exposures. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market debt securitie
Jan 27
Ecuador looks for return to global debt market
Ecuador is looking to return to international debt markets for the first time since 2019. Ecuador is hoping to return to international debt markets for the first time since 2019 by issuing bonds to fund a repurchase of notes due 2030 and 2035, according to statements from the finance ministry. Its said debt issuance, “enables the execution of liability management operations aimed at improving the debt profile and reducing service pressures in the medium term.” Finance Ministe
Jan 24
Lazard appoints co-head of emerging markets debt
Lazard Asset Management has appointed Alex Kozhemiakin as managing director and co‑head of emerging markets debt. Based in New York, Kozhemiankin will partner with Denise Simon to lead the firm’s EMD platform, and will report to Arnaud Brillois, chair of the firm’s fixed income management group. He moves from Macquarie Asset Management where he was head of emerging markets debt. Eric Van Nostrand, Lazard's global head of markets and chief economist, said, “Lazard’s EMD platfo
Dec 9, 2025
Dilawer Farazi hires co-ahead of EM debt at Loomis Sayles.
Loomis, Sayles & Company has announced that Dilawer Faraz has rejoined the firm as co-head and portfolio manager of the firm's emerging markets debt team. Based in London, he was previously senior credit research analyst at Loomis Sayles and then Royal London Asset Management as head of the emerging markets credit team. Faraz will be responsible for co-managing EMD strategies alongside Elisabeth Colleran, co-head of the EMD Team. David Waldman, chief investment officer of Loo
Nov 20, 2025
Corporate & sovereign EM debt issuance reaches record high
Total issuance of corporate and sovereign bonds in 17 emerging markets reached a record high of $286 billion year to date in September, according to S&P Global. This exceeds the previous high reached in 2021. S&P says a weaker US dollar and lower inflation has helped boost issuance. The 17 countries covered are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Vietn
Nov 7, 2025
Marex launches emerging markets credit desk in London
The new desk will combine agency execution with principal risk-taking across sovereign and corporate debt. It will be headed by Aaron Fernandes, head of European and Asian emerging markets, with Matthew Vogel, Head of EM strategy and Paul Timmons, senior trader. Chief Strategist and CEO of Capital Markets, Paolo Tonucci, said, “Expanding in credit is central to building a full-service offering for our clients. EM credit rewards experience, speed and thoughtful use of balance
Oct 30, 2025
ISI Markets launch new AI platform for sovereign EMD
ISI Markets has launched REDD for Sovereign Debt, an AI-driven platform providing insights into sovereign and government-related risks for investors and analysts. The platform integrates data and intelligence to allow analysis of emerging markets issuers of hard currency bonds, along with detailed financial models and corporate structures for SOEs. The functionality of platform includes: ● Full universe of hard-currency sovereign bond issuers across emerging and frontier
Oct 22, 2025
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