UBS has made a big commitment to re-establishing its global medium term note business by hiring a well-known figure to lead the origination effort.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei) has sold its inaugural bond in Peruvian nuevo sol.

Spain is open to taps of its longest outstanding bond, a 50 year private placement, but demand may be limited, say bankers.

We are pleased to announce the categories for GlobalCapital’s 2015 Bond Dinner. Here you will find the link to this year's poll, as well as PDF and Excel copies of the rules and categories.

The US Federal Reserve this week said it may raise its benchmark rate for the first time in nearly seven years — holders of dollar callable medium term notes may rue the day they took on the paper. But issuers should still look after them.

Demand for callable MTNs from sovereign, supranational and agency issuers has skyrocketed in 2015 but, when short term rates start rising in the US, investors could be left holding expensive paper. While many issuers will come to the rescue and buy back on demand, some buyers will have to live with their investment.

Corporación Andina de Fomento made a rare appearance in yen on Tuesday, printing its largest medium term note in the currency in over six years.

Export Development Canada returned to renminbi on Monday, using the medium term note format to print its largest ever deal in the currency.

France’s plans to reshape its administrative map, cutting the number of regions almost in half, will improve and increase regions’ access to the capital markets, according to Moody’s.

Forget President's Day and Chinese New Year — it seems that a different celebration was the most observed in the MTN market this week: Pancake Day.