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A trio of agencies and an infrequent issuer have printed long dated paper in MTN euros this week, and there has also been long end corporate interest in Swedish kronor. -
DZ Bank launched InGen this week. The new medium term note (MTN) trading platform aims to simplify the reverse inquiry process.
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The head of the MTN desk at a major US bank is relocating from London to Paris.
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The recent redemption of a Norwegian government bond has led to an increase in Nordic currency issuance this week, according to one MTN banker. The European Investment Bank and KfW tapped these released funds to raise a combined Nkr1.5bn ($171.2m).
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The Spanish region of Andalusia has sold three long dated bonds in the last week, marking its return to the MTN market after a six year absence.
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The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) on Wednesday printed a rare Honduran lempira linked-note. Meanwhile, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made its Cambodian riel debut.
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The International Finance Corporation printed the first offshore Cambodian riel-linked note last week. The bond’s proceeds will go towards the creation of a local capital market in Cambodia and the expansion of local currency lending in the country.
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The Netherlands Development Finance Co (FMO) has printed its debut note linked to the Haitian gourde. FMO is looking at investing further in the Haitian market, said a treasury officer.
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The Spanish region of Navarre has printed its debut sustainable bond. Navarre is the third Spanish autonomous community, behind Madrid and the Basque Country, to issue a sustainable bond.
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Rare issuer British Columbia returned to the MTN market this week with its first euro paper since January 2017, in two installments. MTN dealers reckon conditions are favourable for Canadian issuers.
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Structured issuance in Formosa format has tumbled amid a wider decline in structured MTN volume year to date, which Dealogic data shows has fallen from $9.98bn across 213 trades at this point in 2018 to $5.08bn across 119 deals this year.
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Low market volatility, a fall in Formosa issuance and the introduction of alternative risk free rates have all led to a sharp decline in structured, callable and floating rate MTN issuance, said MTN bankers.
