Nordics

Three SSA borrowers hit the dollar market on Tuesday. The Inter-American Development Bank raised $4bn with a five year while Kommunalbanken tested the waters at 10 years. The World Bank joined them with a small but impressive bond linked to Sofr.

After three eurozone sovereigns hit the primary market on Tuesday, more supply will follow on Wednesday with Germany setting its sights on its second syndicated transaction after returning to the format in May, helping it deal with a much bigger funding programme in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, June 8. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.

Kommunalbanken is looking to take advantage of the hot demand in the long end of the dollar curve, while the Inter-American Development Bank has chosen a more common maturity in the belly of the curve.

The Swedish debt office has provided further details of its planned inaugural green bond, announcing the framework, size and month of its issue.

Guarantor: All Danish municipalities and regions

Norway’s Kommunalbanken returned to the domestic New Zealand dollar market after a two year absence on Wednesday with its largest Kauri deal since its debut.

Nordea Bank took advantage of very attractive conditions in the dollar market this week to price a new senior deal at a spread that was well below the fair value implied by secondary trading levels.

Four public sector borrowers hit the dollar market on Wednesday, including a rare seven year deal from new issuer International Development Association (IDA).

Nordea has made extensive use of Nordic currency covered bond markets through the coronavirus crisis and, as spreads have stabilised, has selectively issued senior preferred deals across a broad range of other FX. The bank says it has plenty of time to meet its regulatory funding needs and has no imminent plans to issue subordinated debt given the recent relaxation of capital requirements.

KommuneKredit has announced that it will begin purchases of two of its outstanding dollar bonds due to mature in 2021. At the same time, investors will be offered the chance to purchase new five year bonds.

Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, June 1. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.