Nordics
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their 2019 funding programmes. -
Issuers and syndicate desks were split over whether the African Development Bank’s inaugural Norwegian krone bond — the first ever social bond in the Norwegian market — could pave the way for further social issuance in the sector.
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Finnish local government lender Municipality Finance has announced it is preparing to launch a social bond programme.
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Nykredit has published a green bond framework and intends to issue its first green covered bonds, in floating rate Danish kroner and Swedish kronor, in May. The benchmark deals are expected to qualify for the best capital and liquidity treatment.
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Adevinta, the online classified advertising division of Schibsted, shone in the aftermarket on Wednesday after the company began trading on the Oslo Børs following its Nkr2.87bn (€298m) IPO.
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The IPO of Adevinta, the online classified advertising division of Norwegian media group Schibsted, is oversubscribed throughout the revised price range on the penultimate day of the bookbuilding, according to two sources close to the deal.
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Kommunalbanken announced its funding plans for the second quarter this week. KBN has plans to issue another two benchmark transactions this year, with a focus on the three to ten year tenure.
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A reverse enquiry was the catalyst behind KfW’s decision to print its first Swedish krona note of the year on Wednesday — one of the largest krona deals issued by the German agency.
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An attractive Scandinavian market led two European sub-sovereigns to print private notes this week.
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Jyske Bank said it was "proud" to have hit its targets with a new additional tier one in the Swedish krona market last week, but a slow bookbuilding process showed how recent money laundering scandals are affecting Nordic financial institutions in the capital markets.
