OeKB enjoys strong comeback in otherwise quiet euro market

Mario Hoesel /mhp - Fotolia

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank found an almost empty market as it made a strong return to euro issuance after nearly a decade of absence. The lack of other benchmarks surprised some bankers — although opportunistic deals and SRI issuance now seems likely to make up the bulk of the remaining deals this year with most issuers very well funded.