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Argentina took a further step in its reintegration to global markets on Wednesday, selling €2.5bn of euro-denominated bonds for the first time in 15 years. -
Just a week after its first dollar denominated benchmark, SNCF Réseau has announced that it will issue its first green bond.
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Argentina presented investors with a pricing conundrum on Wednesday when the sovereign came to market with its first euro-denominated deal since its 2001 default.
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It was shaping up to be a healthy week for euro issuance in the SSA market until a rumour about the European Central Bank planning to “taper off” its asset purchase programme ruined the vibe.
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This has been a week of wariness for euro investment grade corporate bonds. A German public holiday on Monday kept a lid on deals, but there were at least two go/no-go calls on Tuesday that yielded no deals, despite an improving tone in corporate spreads and stock markets.
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Italy announced on Monday the banks to lead its first ever 50 year syndication, a bond planned since May.
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Société Anonyme de Gestion de Stocks de Sécurité (Sagess) has picked four banks to arrange an investor roadshow for a euro bond, its first to be eligible for purchase by the European Central Bank.
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Bankers on and off the deal deemed the African Development Bank’s first foray into the euro market a success, thanks to the borrower's cautious approach to size and pricing.
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The green bond market began with deals from only the world’s top credits. But now, companies and financial institutions are a growing part of the sustainable bond world. Their commitment to the sector will be crucial in helping it reach full capacity — a necessity if the monumental task of financing the world’s transition to sustainability is to be achieved before it’s too late. But the market is still in its nascent stages, and there is much work to do before even senior unsecured green bonds are standardised, giving both issuers and investors the confidence in the asset class needed to scale it up effectively. GlobalCapital sat down with 13 market professionals on the sidelines of the Euromoney/GlobalCapital Sustainable & Responsible Capital Markets Forum in Amsterdam in September to talk about the big issues in the market.
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In a week of firsts for the green bond market the Agence France Trésor (AFT) has outlined to GlobalCapital its plan to issue a bond next year in the hitherto untapped sovereign green bond market. Lewis McLellan and Craig McGlashan report.
