CEE Bonds

Activity in the CEEMEA primary market is likely to be loaded towards the back end of this week, according to bankers, as roadshows end and issuers dodge around macroeconomic events and holidays in the US.

The Republic of Tajikistan is one step closer to selling its first dollar bond after gaining parliamentary approvals recently.

Kazakhstan’s Nostrum is planning a combined debt buy-back and new issue, and will meet investors from Monday and will be hoping to emulate the success of national oil champion KazMunayGas in April this year.

Polish utility company Tauron Polska Energia moved pricing 17bp on Wednesday to raise €500m with a 10 year note, despite a large sell-off in Bunds on Tuesday.

Sanctions on Russia could be tightened following a bill that passed the US Senate nearly unanimously in mid-June, but even though some commentators are sceptical that they will be implemented, VTB head of global banking Riccardo Orcel said that it won't stop the Russian state-controlled bank’s expansion into new markets.

Strong support from IG accounts had enabled Polish utility company Tauron Polska Energia to tighten guidance to 165bp, plus or minus 2bp, for its windy but not green 10 year note on Tuesday morning.

For emerging market bond investors, every crisis is an opportunity as inflows into the asset class continue to compress yields. Russia, commodity exporters and Mozambique are in focus this week.

Aluminium giant Rusal hit the limelight in March when it became the first Russian corporate to issue a Panda bond. But Oleg Mukhamedshin, deputy chief executive, told GlobalRMB that high onshore yields are delaying the company’s return to the Panda market.

EuroChem had taken books of $1.2bn by lunchtime on Tuesday after opening books on a four year trade a week after finishing its roadshow. Falling oil prices and a Russia sovereign trade last week meant the issuer decided to wait for a firmer market before launching its deal.

The governor of People’s Bank of China says Chinese banks must face international competition, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) considers changes in Stock Connect daily trading quotas after MSCI’s A-share inclusion, and the Hong Kong Exchange plans to launch CNH and dollar gold futures on July 10.

Recession and lingering sanctions concerns failed to prevent Belarus hammering down on price on its return to the dollar bond market after a six year absence.

Falling oil prices and the imposition of new US sanctions failed to dampen investor demand for Russia’s Eurobond return on Tuesday.