CAF quenches Swissie thirst with record deal

August 10, 2012 12:00 am

Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) capitalised on Tuesday on pent-up demand in the Swiss franc market from the last two dormant weeks to bring its largest ever new issue in the currency — a Sfr300m ($309m) six year trade.

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