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Lending activity in the international syndicated credit market was subdued in the first four months of 1993. Main sources of activity in the market included the flow of refinancing deals in the US and a recovering demand for medium-term loans from Asia. On the other hand, the negative factors which influence the market include limitation of new capital demand by a weak world economy, a low level of internationally financed merger and acquisition operations and the availability of cost-effective and flexible financing for borrowers.
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Financing through syndicated loans outstripped the issuance of euro-bonds and fixed-rate external bonds from Jan. to Apr. 1995, as syndicated credits amounted to a remarkable $108.5 billion during the period. The growth in this type of financing is attributed to three major factors. These are the heightened competition for assets among banks, the growing trend toward mergers and consolidations in 1995 and the increase in identified refinancing as a result of the favorable terms prevailing in these operations.
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International syndicated credits dropped by 7.12% from $370.2 billion in 1995 to $343.4 billion in 1996. This is because private firms may have preferred the terms offered on the international bond markets rather than on the syndicated loan market. Syndicated loans for borrowers from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries also dropped by 7.5%, from $334.9 billion in 1995 to $309.9 billion in 1996.
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