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The Kingdom of Belgium hit the market on Monday with its long awaited first green OLO. The sovereign received strong demand for the deal, tightening its spread by 3bp and pulling in a book of €12.7bn. -
The European Union’s upcoming April 2033 euro benchmark may have to offer a little more premium than usual if it wants to match a similar trade from the European Investment Bank last week and attract strong French demand, said bankers away from the mandate. Other euro supply in the pipe includes CPPIB Capital — also with a 2033 issue — and Rentenbank in sevens.
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French electrical equipment manufacturer Legrand used the same no-grow approach as on its previous two deals for the only new issue in the investment grade corporate bond market on Monday.
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Asia’s debt market is heading into March at full speed with seven issuers opening new deals on Monday. Borrowers need to be quick on their feet and act promptly over the next month to get their bonds past the finish line, said bankers in the region.
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The Kingdom of Belgium’s first green bond will be launched next week following a two week roadshow.
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With the return of stability to the euro public sector market, a new wave of borrowing hit this week. Four core European names brought syndications, some of which were able to access unusual or difficult tenors because of the higher rates on offer.
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Italy could retrieve half of the basis points it has lost to Spain in the run-up its general election next weekend — if the vote returns the most market-friendly result, according to a portfolio manager at a leading investment house. Spain, meanwhile, printed a 30 year benchmark with the second largest book ever for a euro sovereign deal in the tenor — another sign that the country is marching towards or already at semi-core status, said bankers.
