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National Grid, NatWest and Roche lead a broad mix of issuers this week
On and off conflict has failed to deter money from flowing into EM bond funds
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The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a federal entity came to market this week. The deal was part of a trio from the Middle East, none of which offered investors anything in the way of new issue concession. -
This Thursday was Fat Thursday, a Polish equivalent of Pancake Day, celebrated by the consumption of doughnuts. But Poland’s Ministry of Finance fed socially responsible investors a different treat this year: €2bn of green bonds.
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Two Turkish issuers were back on screens this week as the country continues its rehabilitation in the capital markets. QNB Finansbank printed with a 10bp new issue premium, according to one lead manager, a level which he said shows how far Turkey has come since the sovereign paid up 50bp for its post-volatility return to market trade in October.
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Koç Holding, Turkey's largest holding company, has mandated three banks for a five or seven year dollar RegS/144A benchmark. An investor has said that given recent Turkey volatility, he would want to see a much larger premium over the Turkey curve for the longer of those two options.
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QNB Finansbank has revised initial price thoughts for its benchmark dollar 5.5 year bond, with books for the deal over $1.4bn. Both an investor and a syndicate official had said earlier in the day they expected tighter pricing.
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