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Driving pricing lower was the small size and the green label
New issue premiums average a little more this year than in 2025
◆ Europe's corporate bond market braces for US tech issuance surge ◆ Canada makes move for EU regs equivalence but to what end? ◆ Middle East private placements here to stay... but will take up less room

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  • Emerging market bankers and investors have been reacting to this week's attempt by the Venezuelan opposition to unseat president Nicolás Maduro, with some worrying that Russia's support for the government once again raises the risk of sanctions against that country.
  • Saudi Telecom Co printed a $1.25bn 10 year sukuk on Thursday from book of more than $4.5bn, with a spread just inside fellow state-owned corporate Saudi Electric Co.
  • The risk of a Cristina Fernández de Kirchner winning the presidential election in Argentina has spooked investors, causing the currency to sell off and bond prices to slump. But the weakening economy is bolstering support for president Mauricio Macri’s rivals, causing what investors are calling a “toxic feedback loop”.
  • The International Finance Corp and asset manager Amundi are expecting an explosion of emerging market green bonds in the next two years — led by bank issuers — as more debuts join repeat borrowers.
  • Uzbekistan is now the focus of emerging and frontier markets, as international investors, buoyed by the success of Kazakhstan’s privatisation programme, clamber to be in the first wave of opportunities the country is to offer, writes Sam Kerr.
  • Analysts expect the African National Congress (ANC) to win South Africa's general elections next Wednesday. Although a number of deep-rooted domestic problems have the potential to throw the country into an economic crisis, bankers expect FIs to remain "safe" in the worst of scenarios.