Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

Alfa-Bank made a rare appearance in the euro-denominated bond market on Thursday, pricing its first deal in the single currency since June 2014.

Strong fund inflows and narrowing new issue premiums brought another round of CEEMEA borrowers out of the woodwork this week as some investors sounded the alarm over market exuberance.

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) brought new flavour to the SRI bond market this week with the first ever sustainable subordinated tier two, but the deal fell short of being a major milestone as many investors who follow green bonds are not able to buy such paper. Virginia Furness reports.

The heightened prices Turkey's banks are having to pay to refinance loans has attracted more banks to the latest syndication, a €100m deal for Isbank AG.

Ukrainian steel and mining company Metinvest’s struggle to restructure its $2.3bn debt dating back to 2012 finally came to an end on Thursday.

Holders of Croatian retailer Agrokor's Eurobonds will be required to take a haircut on their positions, unless there is a buyout of the struggling firm, said Exotix Partners this week.

Turkey will meet investors in the UAE next week ahead of a potential return to the dollar sukuk market, leads announced on Thursday.

Alfa-Bank emerged with pricing for a three year euro-denominated bond on Thursday morning, in the first deal in the currency from the Russian lender since June 2014.

Akbank closed a loan syndication on Wednesday with eight more banks joining the deal, taking the number involved to 38 and the refinancing to more than $1bn.

Turkey’s Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) printed the first ever Basel III compliant sustainable tier two on Tuesday.

Halkbank became the latest Turkish bank to throw its hat into the tier two ring on Wednesday, announcing plans for a three day roadshow in the US and UK.

Gazprom has announced plans for a UK roadshow next week ahead of a potential return to the sterling bond market.