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Citi’s Social Evolution: Q&A With Citi Global Head of Social Finance Jorge Rubio Nava

In late October, Citi issued its first social bond, priced close to par, with a four-year tenor and 1.281% fixed-rate coupon. Proceeds will be used to finance healthcare, affordable housing, education and other goods and services that meet the bank’s social principles. Jorge Rubio Nava, global head of social finance at Citi, talks about the new bond as well as the evolution of Citi’s culture and policy with respect to ESG.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ESG Growing Pains

Maturing standards are raising the issuance bar.

Features

Strategic Land Grab

Big Tech preps for going back to offices by scooping up commercial real estate.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Stroke Wall Street

Analysts say the cryptocurrency’s spike in price has more to do with inflation fears than pent-up demand for nascent ETFs.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nigeria’s Stock Exchange Lists Itself

Although the shares are still closely held by erstwhile members, there is a strong appetite from nonmember retail investors and institutional investors to own shares in the exchange.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Russian IPO Market Heats Up

Nearly a dozen Russian companies have hit the public markets since early 2020, with at least four more expected to start trading publicly before the end of the year.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

UK Bets On Digital Agreement With Singapore

Plans for a UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA)—the first such agreement between an Asian and European country—were first announced in December.
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