CEE Bonds
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The Turkish sovereign’s third bond of the year, a sukuk, was priced with no new issue premium on Wednesday, paving the way for Türk Telekom to come to market. -
The Republic of Turkey has tightened price guidance for its three year sukuk to 5.9% area, with books for the deal in excess of $3.5bn.
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The Republic of Uzbekistan has released initial price guidance for its dual tranche five and 10 year dollar bonds and a rush of investors showed how desperate they are for a piece of it.
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Uzbekistan's bond market debut, which is expected to be priced as early as Wednesday, has captured the attention of emerging market investors.
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Credit Bank of Moscow has tightened price guidance for its euro five year bond, with books in excess of €800m for the Reg S/144A note — an unusual format for a euro deal, but one designed to provide a fall back option of switching to dollars if pricing for the bank’s inaugural euro bond was deemed unfavourable after feedback.
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Uzbekistan has told investors that it is focused on a dual tranche five and 10 year transaction and that indications of interest received so far are in excess of $1.5bn.
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Turkey has picked banks for its third benchmark of the year and its first since 2017 to be issued using sukuk documentation. Bankers say another Turkish borrower could mandate before the end of the week.
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Akbank is kicking off the first set of refinancings of the year for Turkish banks, launching its syndication with a smaller volume and tighter margins than last year’s deal. But lenders are divided on whether the deal represents an achievement for the Turkish bank, or betrays an outlook festooned with risk. Mariam Meskin reports.
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The roadshow for Uzbekistan’s debut dollar denominated 144A/Reg S benchmark started this week, but with only two of the three international banks originally picked for the mandate still present on it.
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Gazprom, the Russian state oil and gas company, printed its $1.25bn 5.15% 2026s on Wednesday, with a book that peaked at over $5bn and with pricing estimated at 5bp-10bp inside its own curve, according to lead managers. The bond was the first from Russia in dollars since the US sanctions imposed on the country last April.
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Gazprom, the Russian state oil and gas company, has released price guidance for its seven year dollar benchmark bond, offering a 15bp new issue concession, according to investors. Credit Bank of Moscow is also queued for a return to the international bond markets next week in euros. Russian issuers are re-emerging after some of the US sanctions were lifted last month, improving sentiment.
