Currencies
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As the end of 2016 approaches, borrowers are turning to the green market for their remaining funding, with a pair of SSA borrowers returning to the syndicated market for socially responsible investment products on Thursday. -
The European Stability Mechanism has reduced its funding needs and completed its borrowing programme after accepting a €1bn early loan repayment from Spain.
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Public sector borrowers have hardly skipped a beat in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, getting back on track with an NRW.Bank green bond mandate hitting screens on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election went largely unnoticed in key niche currency bond markets on Wednesday morning. Non-core currency bankers were confident pipelines will remain unchanged in Norway, and Switzerland.
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World Bank played first responder to Asian investor calls for longer-dated Aussie dollar bonds on Monday, printing a landmark A$135m ($103.9m) November 2031 note. It is the first 15 year benchmark in the currency by a non-domestic SSA name. More could follow.
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MSC Cruises, the largest European cruise company by number of employees, offered its first public bond to the Swiss market on Thursday. Though bonds from unlisted, private companies can be difficult to sell, a tempting yield and a thorough roadshow encouraged retail investors to hop on board.
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The FIG primary market has largely remained quiet ahead of the US election on November 8, and some borrowers desiring funding have even sought ways around having to get caught up in its aftermath.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) added a A$30m ($22.8m) tap to its June 2026 Kangaroo line on Monday. The trade could precede more issuance in this market from the borrower as it grapples with a ramped up funding target.
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Ross Lancaster interviewed the heads of EMEA corporate debt capital markets at 11 of the top 20 banks asking their views on the market. Here are the results.
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US glass container manufacturer OI on Thursday added its deal, a loan-to-bond refinancing, to a high yield market scoreboard already loaded with another seven offerings.
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The Province of New Brunswick on Friday broke Canadian sub-sovereigns' silence in the Swiss market, printing well above its minimum size target despite choppy conditions.
