LatAm Bonds

Latin American debt markets were unable to match last year’s frantic start as the volume of international bonds issued by LatAm issuers in the first quarter of 2013 dropped by nearly 40% compared to the same time in 2012, according to data from Dealogic.

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Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) this week took advantage of the popularity and scarcity value of their respective jurisdictions to sell 10 year deals tighter than price thoughts.

Central American supranational Cabei will look to various emerging market currencies to meet the rest of its $800m 2013 funding target, the development bank’s head of capital and financial markets has told Euro-Week after a successful debut dim sum deal raised Rmb500m ($80m) on Monday.

Banco Santander Chile is planning to launch the first transaction from the country’s new covered bond framework, a funding official at the issuer has told EuroWeek. After starting with a domestic deal, the borrower could approach international accounts in the future — but the Chilean model has several quirks that could flummox foreign buyers.

Banco ABC Brasil and Brazilian state Minas Gerais overcame the unusual nature of their deals to tighten yields at the end of last week.

Chilean chemicals company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) has sold a $300m senior unsecured bond due 2023, increasing the size of the deal from an originally-planned $250m after attracting a book of over $2bn.

Banco Santander Chile is planning to launch the first transaction from the country’s new covered bond framework, a funding official at the issuer has told EuroWeek.

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