Crédit Agricole
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National Bank of Oman has set terms for a $100m tap of its $500m 3.125% 2019s at 200bp over mid-swaps, which a syndicate official away from the deal said equates to a new issue premium of around 23bp. -
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced its intention to sell a dollar denominated green bond.
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Banks considering ‘tier three’ issuance will be buoyed by the recent performance of Nykredit’s senior resolution notes, which have already traded well and helped the bank attract a rating upgrade.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten placed its inaugural social bond on Wednesday sharing the socially responsible investment (SRI) sector with a tap from the International Finance Corporation. The Dutch agency now wants more of the same.
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The Asian debt market has had a slow but steady stream of deals since the Brexit vote on June 23, but Bank of China blasted the issuance window wide open on Tuesday with a $3bn five tranche, multi-currency transaction — the region’s largest international green bond. Max Bower reports.
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China National Chemical Corp met bankers in Hong Kong this week ahead of a $12.7bn fundraising for its acquisition of Swiss biotech firm Syngenta.
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Two South Korean banks, Woori and Busan, are preparing for investor meetings next week as they both line up bond issues.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten sold its first social bond on Wednesday, using the more captive investor base for socially responsible investments (SRI) than the usual SSA buyer crowd to achieve a tighter price.
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With the hree new issues in the market this week progressing well, the SSA market seems to have put Brexit chaos in the past and returned to business as usual.
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Bank of China has printed Asia’s largest green bond in a $3bn deal split between dollar, euro and CNH tranches. The landmark trade attracted strong investor demand and gave a much needed fillip to the dim sum bond market.
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The European investment grade corporate bond market has been ticking along like a metronome this week, printing a steady deal a day. And encouragingly, big deals have returned.
