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• Romanian lenders suffer ‘dramatic’ share price falls amid plans for new banking tax

  Banks with large exposures in Romania took a beating in the financial markets on Wednesday, after the country’s government unveiled plans to introduce a new tax on banking assets.

  • 19 Dec 2018

• Schuldschein’s tech mania leaves endgame unclear

  A revolution is occurring in the Schuldschein market. This sedate and sober instrument has shaken its fusty reputation and transformed into a bustling hotbed of technological progress. Seven digital platforms sprang up in 2018, each declaring a grand ambition to drive efficiency. But with platforms jockeying for position, under the eye of the German regulator, some question the rate of change and the authenticity of some agents of it.

  • 17 Dec 2018

• OMV leaves plenty of demand for sub

  Austrian oil and gas company OMV sold its first senior corporate bonds of 2018 on Monday after it attracted €3.9bn of demand for a pair of €500m notes with five year and 10 year tenors.

  • 29 Nov 2018

• Borealis follows closely behind its owner with €300m bond

  Borealis, the Austrian petrochemicals maker, sold its largest corporate bond tranche on Wednesday. The deal came two days after Austrian oil and gas company OMV, which owns more than a third of Borealis, had issued its own dual tranche deal.

  • 28 Nov 2018

• CEZ sets spread for short euros

  CEZ, a Czech utility company, came to market for four year euros on Tuesday, returning to the currency for its largest deal since 2013.

  • 13 Nov 2018