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• Guidance out for Indonesia’s four-tranche Samurai

  

  The Republic of Indonesia released further guidance for its four-tranche yen transaction on Wednesday, with pricing expected in a week. The Samurai bond comes around the time the sovereign regained its investment grade status from the last of the three major ratings agencies

  • 05:30 AM

• Belgium goes long in euros, NWB to follow

  

  The Kingdom of Belgium hit the long end in euros on Tuesday, taking advantage of a healthy market to raise €3bn with a 20 year bond. Meanwhile, Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) announced a tap of a 2041 line.

  • 23 May 2017

• Books over $5.2bn for Oman

  

  Oman’s debut sukuk was storming to success by lunchtime on Monday with books for the seven year note hitting $5.2bn.

  • 23 May 2017

• Kexim goes short as borrowers line up for Tuesday trio

  

  The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) priced a five year euro benchmark on Monday, nipping in with a one day execution ahead of a trio of deals scheduled for Tuesday.

  • 22 May 2017

• Welcome back: Indonesia regains full IG status

  

  S&P has raised Indonesia’s long-term sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BB+ with a stable outlook, on the back of reduced risks to the country’s fiscal metrics. Seven corporates were also upgraded by the agency last Friday.

  • 22 May 2017

• Lithuania opens books as market stabilises

  

  Lithuania has hit the screens with its dual tranche euro note as markets stabilise after Brazil’s corruption scandal added to a US led sell-off.

  • 19 May 2017

• EFSF surprises with big bite at duration

  

  The European Financial Stability Facility blindsided investors this week, printing €6bn of 16 year paper despite having completed its second quarter funding requirements, stretching the tolerance of its €10.8bn book in the opinion of some onlookers.

  • 18 May 2017

• UK praised for book record ahead of election

  

  The UK drew its largest ever book on Tuesday, taking care of nearly a quarter of its overall syndication programme for the 2017-18 financial year in the process. The deal was particularly impressive given the volatile political backdrop in the UK, said a banker on the trade.

  • 18 May 2017

• Shine comes off EM as Trump administration rocked

  

  Just a day after EM bankers were predicting an endless summer of bond market bliss, came a US-led market wobble, which rival bankers said has caused leads to put the brakes on an expected trade from Lithuania.

  • 18 May 2017

• Maldives primes market for international debut

  

  The Republic of the Maldives is looking to raise $200m from its debut international bond this year. Market watchers reckon the planned deal falls in line with China’s Belt and Road initiative, mirroring Sri Lanka’s choice earlier this month to hire Chinese banks for its dollar trade. Morgan Davis reports.

  • 18 May 2017

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