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Private placements are not unknown for CEE sovereigns, but this is the biggest for years
Market participants have highlighted drop in Uzbek bond volumes this year
Uzbek issuance has fallen to near zero after a busy few years
Bookbuilding slower than normal due to the restart of war between the US and Iran
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Ian Brown as head of its office in Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting Wednesday.
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A meeting of European Union ambassadors in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the eastern Ukraine crisis has concluded without officials seeking changes on sanctions against Russia. But, contrary to various reports elsewhere, the meeting had no brief to make such a call on sanctions in any case and a date to do so has not been set.
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Polish corporate Synthos has taken a hit in the secondary market and is trading two and a quarter cash points down from reoffer. Critics attacked the deal execution and warned that the trade may hurt future Polish corporates wanting to access the market. But bankers on the deal defended the sale and said the issuer had set a very ambitious price target.
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Responses from banks are due this week on Mol’s request for proposals for a $500m to $1bn loan, say officials looking at the deal. -
No one is under any illusions that Promsvyazbank’s request for proposals on a loan this week is going to open the floodgates again for big Russian deals. Far from it. The private bank is a long way from state-owned sanctioned entities like Rosneft and has much work to do under great scrutiny if it is to succeed with a small deal.
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Romania is making a push to gain emerging market status, alongside a raft of other proposals to increase liquidity in its markets and encourage foreign investment. The initiative, launched by the Romanian financial supervisor, is called “STEAM”, and is supposed to cut the costs of investing in the country. But political holdups, including a presidential election in November, could slow the process.
