Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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Russian Eurobond volumes will be higher in 2017 as corporate borrowers rush to take advantage of strong investor demand amid expectations that the US will soften its stance on sanctions towards Russia, say Russian bankers. -
Akbank is set to provide the loan market’s first gauge this year of appetite for Turkish risk, with the bank said to have opened talks with lenders about the first of its two annual refinancings.
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The Trump presidency begins without China being labelled a currency manipulator, RMB keeps strengthening against the dollar, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange emphasizes stability over reform.
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Slovenian funding officials took advantage of the first sovereign bond market outing this year to reward loyal members of the country’s primary dealer group.
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Slovenia reopened the bond market for emerging European issuers in style on Tuesday, with a well-received dual tranche euro deal.
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Bankers hope 2017 will prove a more vibrant year for Russian IPOs, after the country's stockmarket was one of Europe's best performers last year and Western investors are thawing towards it.
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CEE borrowers were upbeat at Euromoney’s Central and Eastern European Forum 2017 in Vienna this week, with several sovereigns revealing funding plans for the year.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has invested in its first Slovak covered bond and is working with local regulators to update the local covered bond law.
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Typically an early mover in the race to fund, Turkey raised $2bn on Wednesday with an SEC-registered note maturing March 2027, a third of the total $6bn it plans to raise this year. But the sovereign has plenty of hurdles ahead, writes Virginia Furness.
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Russian corporate bond issuance for 2017 looks set to begin with Rusal, the world’s second largest commodity producer, which has gone through multiple debt restructurings.
