Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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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. -
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.
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Kernel Holding has hired two international banks to work on a bond offering, the first corporate new issue from Ukraine since 2013.
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The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) is to introduce a weekly expiry of options on the Russian Trading System (RTS) stock index.
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The Republic of Turkey has surprised market participants by opening books on a 10 year dollar benchmark — but the 40bp-45bp new issue premium at the starting point hints at the elevated price investors will be demanding for Turkish risk.
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Slovenia reopened the bond market for central and eastern European issuers in style on Tuesday with a well received dual tranche euro deal.
