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Latin America bond bankers hope that more Mexican companies will look to sell new debt after Televisa clinched a tight price for its 30 year bond this week to wake up the country’s dormant primary market. -
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Goldman Sachs led a stampede by US banks to the dollar market this week with its debut bond offering using an alternative to Libor.
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A weakened corporate bond market on Thursday did not dissuade Telenor, the Norwegian telecoms company, from issuing a €2.5bn triple tranche deal. Competing for investors' attention was unrated Symrise, the German flavours and fragrances group, which managed to slash its pricing by 25bp-30bp without losing investors.
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Poland e-commerce platform Allegro has completed its Z2bn dividend recap refinancing, receiving healthy oversubscription with the participation of local lenders. But some in the market said that co-operation between international and local lenders in Poland has not been all sunshine and rainbows.
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The recent redemption of a Norwegian government bond has led to an increase in Nordic currency issuance this week, according to one MTN banker. The European Investment Bank and KfW tapped these released funds to raise a combined Nkr1.5bn ($171.2m).
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Société du Grand Paris (SGP) issued a 30 year bond on Thursday which extends its benchmark curve from 2034 to 2050.
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The World Bank is due to return to the bond markets for around $5bn by the end of June, as the issuer seeks to complete its funding programme by the end of its fiscal year.
