CEE Bonds
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The European Central Bank will begin supervising financial institutions in Bulgaria and Croatia from October 1, as the two countries prepare to join the euro. Firms entering the Banking Union for the first time will also fall under the Single Resolution Board’s remit for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL). -
Kazakhstani crude oil company Tengizchevroil held an investor call on Monday ahead of its first entry into debt capital markets since 2016. The bond will add to the company's existing balance sheet, which has billions of dollars of outstanding loans and bonds up for redemption in coming years.
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Emerging market corporate bond supply grew on Thursday, with a strong showing from the Central and Eastern European region added to by Czech Gas Networks.
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Central and Eastern European commercial real estate operator NEPI Rockcastle issued a green bond on Tuesday, attracting new investors to its debt.
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Following the high drama in Ukraine last week when the sovereign pulled a long anticipated bond issue after the governor of the central bank resigned just after the deal was priced, investors are now casting a cautious eye on who will take over.
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Bankers and investors say FIG issuance will return to the fore after a sovereign-dominated first half of the year. Three bank issuers this week showed that the market is open for non-sovereign issuers. As fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections and November's US presidential elections threaten volatility, some say the usually quiet summer period may be inundated with EM issuance.
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Poland has become the first CEEMEA country outside the eurozone to sell a bond with a negative yield since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The shock resignation of the governor of Ukraine’s central bank on Wednesday night led the sovereign to pull its much-anticipated Eurobond, which had priced just moments before. As investors grow more unsettled, experts fear for the sovereign’s access to institutional funding and capital markets, writes Mariam Meskin.
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Ukraine was set to issue a highly anticipated bond on Wednesday, having started pricing with what some experts called "impressive" initial price thoughts. The deal follows one from Poland, which secured three year money at a negative yield in euros on Tuesday.
