Argentina

Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday that Vrio Corp, AT&T’s Latin American subsidiary, was planning a $1.5bn international bond issue half denominated in Argentine pesos.

The largest dairy company in Argentina is looking at calling its existing 2021s in July after filing a new debt shelf, according to market sources in Buenos Aires.

The largest dairy company in Argentina is looking at calling its existing 2021s in July after filing a new debt shelf, according to market sources in Buenos Aires.

Banco Supervielle, the Argentine lender, is looking to increase the size of its existing bond shelf from $800m to $2.3bn, according to a regulatory filing.

Aluar, the Argentine aluminium producer, will look into the possibility of issuing local or international debt after the company’s board of directors approved a $300m bond shelf.

Three Argentine companies sold dollar deals this week to bring welcome new supply to EM investor portfolios but it was a familiar story on pricing as even the duo of debut issuers in the market offered slim pickings in terms of concession.

Energy company Genneia has become the first Argentine company to tap international bond markets this year with a tap of its existing bonds that bodes well for a likely debut from its peer SMU Energy later in the week.

Government-owned water utility AySA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos) joined energy companies Genneia and MSU Energy in the pipeline on Thursday as this year’s corporate supply from Argentina looks set to start next week.

Energy companies Genneia and MSU Energy will begin meeting bond investors this week as they look to become the first corporates from Argentina to tap cross-border debt markets this year.

Genneia could return to international bond markets soon, according to market participants in Argentina, after the energy company’s board approved an increase of its global bond programme.

Below-freezing temperatures in New York that left several EM bond market participants working from home on Thursday could not stop Latin American borrowers from bringing early heat to 2018.

Emerging market bond fund managers say they are markedly more optimistic than 12 months ago when the "whole world was negative" after the start of Donald Trump’s US presidential term. And with plenty of sovereign trades rumoured for January, there is an abundance of investment opportunities.