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Issuers struggle over what concessions investors will require
Issuance in March was never going to be hefty after a record start to the year
Government borrowing costs are rising on local and international markets, and credit ratings are falling
Sovereign also added $300m to a long-dated dollar note
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The Argentine province of Salta will in the coming days launch a restructuring offer that already has the buy-in of 40% of its creditors. Yet Buenos Aires, the country’s largest sub-sovereign issuer, is testing bondholders' patience after nine months in default. -
Car rental company Movida became the third Brazilian company this year to sell a sustainability-linked bond when it raised $500m of 10-year debt with a coupon step-up linked to carbon emissions on Thursday.
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Argentine oil and gas company YPF triggered a rally in its bonds this week by improving the terms of a proposed debt exchange that bondholders had initially rejected. Yet if the amendment was a sign of pragmatism from the government owned issuer, investors hardly saw it a reason for cheer, and yet another government related default is still on the cards.
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Latin American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) offered the ideal combination of a safe haven on a volatile day and a positive yield in a low rates environment to notch its largest ever euro benchmark on Thursday.
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Colombian state-owned oil and gas company Ecopetrol said it would issue new debt and equity to fund a proposed takeover of the government’s 51.41% stake in conglomerate ISA (Interconexión Eléctria), should the finance ministry accept its offer.
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Latin American development bank CAF (Corporación Andina de Fomento) will pick either a five or seven-year maturity this week as it prepares its first benchmark in euros since May 2020.
