CEE Bonds
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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank could take advantage of a quiet backdrop in the euro FIG market to launch the first deal from its green bond framework. -
Sovcombank, one of Russia's largest private banks, this week raised its debut social bond — still a rare format among emerging markets borrowers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The bond follows an ESG loan the bank raised just weeks ago.
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Turkey and Bahrain took to primary markets to raise bond funding on Tuesday. But the appearance of two high yield credits has not driven unqualified enthusiasm for all borrowers in that asset class.
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Junk-rated emerging market sovereigns Benin and Oman sold bonds this week, with market participants saying their new issue premiums were minimal. However, bankers think total activity across CEEMEA over the last two weeks has been “underwhelming”.
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After a record breaking year for sovereign bond issuance in central and eastern Europe, 2021 could be a different story, thanks to the European Union's vast economic support packages that could reduce the need for many CEE countries to tap international bond markets.
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Turkish bank Yapi Kredi launched a tier two dollar bond on Thursday, with demand strong enough for bookrunners to attempt to squeeze pricing. But this is an unorthodox start to the year for Turkish bonds with the traditional curtain raiser from the sovereign nowhere to be seen.
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Wizz Air proved on Wednesday that markets are open for even those debut emerging market issuers in affected sectors. The European airline raised a benchmark sized bond in its inaugural euro transaction.
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Turkey’s Yapi Kredi, Russia’s Credit Bank of Moscow and Banque Ouest Africaine de Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement have all approached investors this week to sound out interest in hard currency bonds.
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A burst of mandates on Monday confirmed what many market participants had expected: a rise in emerging market corporate bond supply.
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The Industrial Development Bank of Turkey, Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB), has launched its debut sustainable bond, the latest in a string of Turkish bank issuers that have forayed into the ESG financing market over the last year.
