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How resilient are UK corporate bond issuers to refinancing risks?

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Refinancing of bond debt is important as the UK corporate funding landscape has materially evolved since the late 2000s with companies reducing their dependence on bank borrowing and increasing their use of market-based finance (MBF). Chart 1: Debt-weighted share of refinancing needs for UK PNFC bonds (a) Sources: LSEG and staff calculations.

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Blockchain Believers Remain Bullish On B2B Payments Disruption: PayPie

PYMNTS

Dun & Bradstreet recently released a survey that found only about one-quarter of finance executives believe blockchain will emerge as the dominant B2B payments technology by 2028; instead, professionals believe online payments and eChecks will lead the way. “But I believe the technology is here. ”