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Socially responsible investment deals were the focus of attention in the primary SSA market this week, as the World Bank and the Flemish Community of Belgium sold well-received green and sustainability bonds, respectively. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and Eurofima have added to the public sector SRI pipeline, which is showing no signs of slowing down as the year end approaches. -
The dollar bond market was brought to a standstill on Thursday, capping a tough week that saw around 15 borrowers abandon funding plans due to volatility.
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Japanese pharmaceuticals company Takeda implemented the first part of its financing of a £46bn takeover of UK biotech firm Shire on Thursday. The company used a six tranche combination to raise €7.5bn on its debut in the euro market.
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Chinese bank ICBC was forced to cancel its dual-tranche bond on Wednesday as a result of market conditions.
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World Bank hit both the euro and dollar markets on Tuesday for its first syndicated green bond in over three years. Onlooking bankers were surprised by the level of demand for the euro tranche given what they claimed was aggressive pricing.
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Duke Energy Corp became the latest US utility to issue green bonds last week, when it priced a $1bn dual tranche offering.
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Emirates NBD is set to return to the dollar market, picking banks for a five year benchmark. The trade will be joined in the market by a dollar bond from UAE-based private healthcare provider.
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The EMEA equity blocks market enjoyed a second night of momentum of Thursday after the results of the US midterm elections kicked off trading this week, with two large transactions being priced.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) will look to fill the €1bn-€1.5bn it has left to raise this year with its annual water bond benchmark and potentially a short end benchmark. That is in keeping with the wider SSA market, where bankers expect socially responsible investment (SRI) issuance to form the bulk of this year’s final trades.
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Supranationals found heavy demand from investors for privately placed taps of outstanding dollar and euro notes over the past week, with Asian Development Bank printing particularly heavy volumes.
