Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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◆ Six year bond trades lower in secondary market ◆ Deal a first for Slovakia, says banker ◆ MPS closes its first covered of 2026 -
Euros has overtaken dollars as the biggest share of the country's hard currency debt
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Hungary took euros on Wednesday and showed investors have a taste for shorter paper
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Potential for record breaking January
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Country saw surge in syndicated lending volumes in 2025 and this year is expected to be just as strong
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The country plans to raise a little more than €5bn on a gross basis this year
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Bankers expect regional issuance to match last January's record volumes
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The Polish national regulator made the proposals in an update to its Long-Term Funding Ratio requirements
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The Polish bank secured the most orders for a CEE bank bond this year so far
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The new issue premium was around 5bp area
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Books were still healthy even after plenty of dropouts
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The trade was priced tight and achieved an impressive outcome, thought one observer
