CEE Bonds
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Croatian state-owned power company Hrvatska Electroprivreda (Hep) has bought back over 80% of its debut dollar deal, and on Monday morning opened books on a new transaction to fund the purchase. -
Lithuania landed its longest, largest and lowest yielding deal ever in one fell swoop this week. But with the eurozone sovereign’s order book dominated by rates buyers rather than emerging market accounts, the deal has implications for Spain just as much as Slovenia.
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Ukraine this week received the necessary votes to restructure 13 of the 14 Eurobonds it targeted, with the leaving just the problem of a Russian-held $3bn bond to be solved. But even with an end to the restructuring odyssey in sight, CEEMEA watchers are worried about the economic outlook and the nature of the restructuring agreement.
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Polish insurer Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń (PZU) priced a tap of its euro 2019s on Tuesday following investor calls the day before. The strategy puzzled rival bankers, but was staunchly defended by the leads.
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Turkiye Garanti Bankasi is applying to the country’s capital markets board for authorisation to issue an international covered bond of up to €2bn, but the deal’s future likely hinges on the outcome of Turkey’s elections, said bankers close to the deal.
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Polish insurer Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń (PZU) has picked banks for a tap of a 2019 euro transaction.
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The Russia and Ukraine finance ministers discussed the latter’s Eurobond restructuring agreement at the IMF meetings in Peru. But neither seems willing to ask the IMF to rule on the status of a $3bn Ukrainian Eurobond sold to Russia, said analysts.
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It was just like the good old days in emerging market bonds this week despite the IMF's best attempts to spread doom and gloom. Riding the crest of a wave of supply though were the first Russian corporate deals longer than a year since 2013 — and how investors dived in. Francesca Young reports.
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Beset by dire predictions and gloomy warnings from all sides as to the future of emerging markets, CEEMEA borrowers decided to ignore the melodrama and produce the second biggest week for issuance of the entire year.
