Updates

EBRD invests in PPC’s sustainability-linked bond issue in Greece

March 12, 2021/EBRD By Olga Aristeidou EBRD invests €50 million in PPC’s €650 million sustainability-linked bond issue First sustainability-linked bond in the regions where the EBRD invests PPC aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 per cent by end 2022 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the […]

CMBS Office Stress Tests Highlight Negatives of Remote Work

March 12, 2021/Fitch Ratings Cash flow stresses to Fitch Ratings’ portfolio of rated US CMBS office single-asset/single-borrower (SASB) transactions that simulate a permanent decline in demand for space as a result of increased remote work have a severe impact on Fitch-implied property values, Fitch Ratings says. Our new report WFH […]

Prospects for U.S. Sips & Snacks in Sub-Sahara Africa

March 11, 2021/usda/.gov “Sips” (such as wine, beer, and spirits) and snacks (including potato chips, baked foods, fruit and nut mixes, and peanuts/peanut butter) are growing segments of sub-Saharan Africa’s food and beverage industry, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Despite relatively subdued economic growth due to COVID-19 […]