Latin America

South American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) is set to price a dollar-denominated benchmark bond on Tuesday less than two weeks after losing its only negative outlook.

Peru will begin meeting fixed income investors on Tuesday in preparation for a benchmark-sized Peruvian sol-denominated bond of “intermediate to long maturity”, according to a note sent to investors.

In a deathly quiet week for Latin America’s bond markets, the Province of Buenos Aires announced plans for its first euro-denominated bond issue for more than 15 years, as Argentina continued to provide the bulk of the region’s supply.

Mexican microfinance lender Financiera Independencia (Findep) began fixed income investor meetings on Thursday as it looks to sell up to $250m of dollar-denominated bonds.

Argentina’s largest province will begin investor meetings on Friday ahead of a planned euro-denominated bond sale, according to DCM bankers close to the deal.

Argentine electricity utility Transener (Compañía de Transporte de Energía Eléctrica en Alta Tensión) has approved a bond of up to $500m, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

One of Argentina’s strongest corporate bond issuers, Cablevision, signed a preliminary agreement to merge with rival Telecom Argentina over the weekend, and one analyst said it could lead to issuance in the cross-border bond markets.

Bond investors showed they had no trouble taking on Mexican risk last week, and microfinance lender Financiera Independencia (Findep) could be the next borrower from the country to take advantage of friendly funding conditions.

Some syndicate bankers saw Banorte’s debut additional tier one (AT1) bond as tight to comps, but investors piled into the deal on Thursday claiming that the Mexican lender was offering greater value than Banco do Brasil’s bond with a similar structure.

Argentina’s second most populated province raised $450m in international bond markets on Thursday in a deal that bankers away from the trade viewed as coming tighter than expectations.

Mexican conglomerate Grupo Kuo sold $450m of 10 year non-call five notes on Thursday in its first international bond sale in five years, as bankers praised the issuer for its timing.

Argentine energy holding company Pampa Energía said on Thursday that it was delaying a planned peso-linked bond sale, as Lat Am DCM bankers said that caution was the most sensible path for the borrower.