Currencies
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Guarantor: Kingdom of Belgium (51.41%), Republic of France (45.59%) and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (3%)
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Ireland is looking at the possibility of issuing its first ever benchmark inflation linked bond in 2019, amid an expected surge in the euro public sector linker market this year. Meanwhile, Portugal is waiting for the final approval of its inaugural Panda bond, which will be sold as part of an Rmb6bn three year programme. -
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Rating: Baa1/BBB+/BBB+
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After waiting nearly a month, US engineering firm Emerson Electric on Tuesday landed the dual tranche deal it roadshowed in December. The €1bn dual tranche offering was a good deal in its own right, but could also herald the return of the Reverse Yankee market in 2019.
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French toll road operator APRR started its funding plans earlier than previous years when it sold a €500m nine year deal on Thursday. Its November deal was its only transaction in 2018, but even in busier years it has waited until May before getting started.
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On Wednesday, Deutsche Bahn sold its first bond of 2019, setting the bar with a €1bn 10 year deal that has a new issue premium of less than the 20bp limit that triple-B rated names had failed to tighten past.
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The public sector euro market’s thundering start to the year stayed noisy on Thursday as a quartet of smaller issuers from across the continent printed oversubscribed deals.
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Emerging markets got off to a cracking start for the year this week with a slew of sovereign deals hitting screens. High quality, low beta sovereigns Israel and Slovenia began proceedings with impressive euro deals.
