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Cbonds Global Monthly Newsletter Issue Statistic and League Tables for February 2021

The report provides data on EM and DM, and selected regions: Asia, LatAM, CEEMEA (and separately CEE, CIS, Middle East, and Africa), country pages for Russia and the USA.

February 2021 Highlights:

New issues amount among both EM and DM markets decreased in February compared to January 2021: -64% and -35% respectively. The US market contracted by 8.5% compared to the previous month.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued its first Education bond. The proceeds will be used to finance a pool of projects related to the sector, including technical and vocational training, in Asia and the Pacific.

Alibaba placed its debut Sustainability bond for a total of $1 billion. The proceeds will be used to finance eligible projects such as investing in green buildings, energy efficiency, and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

DM league table (excl. the USA) leaders in January-February 2021 are Citigroup ($22.5 billion), Bank of America Merrill Lynch ($20.73billion), Barclays ($20.71 billion), JP Morgan ($20 billion), and BNP Paribas ($18.9 billion).

EM league table leaders in January-February 2021 are JP Morgan ($17.3 billion), Citigroup ($15.2billion), HSBC ($12.7 billion), Standard Chartered Bank ($9 billion), and BNP Paribas ($6.9 billion).

Download the report: GLOBAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER