Currencies
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China’s Guotai Junan Securities Co double-dipped in the international market this week, raising $500m from the sale of a three year bullet on Monday before launching a three year euro-denominated trade on Tuesday to raise an additional €225m. -
Greece mandated banks on Monday for a 10 year syndication, which will be the sovereign’s longest tenor since making its public bond market comeback in 2014.
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The SSA euro market’s record start to the year shows no signs of slowing down, with bankers confident that the conditions which have helped draw record book after record book are here to stay. That backdrop helped Export Development Canada (EDC) to an excellent debut in the currency, as well as a very strong trade from the veteran European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
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The Spanish Treasury is studying the possibility of issuing green bonds — a shift from its previous position on the format — after the country’s government last week outlined a series of measures to decarbonise the economy by 2050. Spain is also adjusting its inflation-linked bond issuance strategy this year. If the sovereign does decide to issue green bonds, it is likely to find strong demand, with one of its own debt issues as well as a returning Spanish region this week being heavily oversubscribed.
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This Thursday was Fat Thursday, a Polish equivalent of Pancake Day, celebrated by the consumption of doughnuts. But Poland’s Ministry of Finance fed socially responsible investors a different treat this year: €2bn of green bonds.
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Galicia on Thursday made a triumphant return to the bond markets on Thursday as it became the latest Spanish autonomous community to print after several years away.
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The virtual drought in international corporate issuance in the Swiss franc market belatedly came to an end on Tuesday in spectacular fashion, when BMW launched a speedily executed two-tranche issue for Sfr600m ($600m).
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The Spanish Treasury is studying the possibility of issuing green bonds — a shift from its previous position on the format — after the country’s government last week outlined a series of measures to decarbonise the economy by 2050. Spain is also adjusting its inflation-linked bond issuance strategy this year.
