Russia
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A Russia euro-denominated bond has taken investors by surprise this week, as emerging markets issuers seem to be taking their last gasps in the bond market this year.
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Russia is doing it again — for the second time this year it has picked yet another politically unpalatable week to print a sovereign bond. It seems to be sticking a middle finger up to the west as it rolls around in cash and shows off the access the country has to capital markets. But if that was the motivation behind this issue, it has not accomplished its goals.
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The Federation of Russia is returning to the bond markets for the first time since a set of US sanctions in April sent the country’s bond trading into a tailspin. But despite books for the bond already being in excess of €1bn, several bankers away from the deal are describing it as a “political statement” rather than a well thought out trade, and are heavily criticising the timing and choice of euros for the note. -
In this round-up, China and the Philippines sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a new Panda issuance, survey finds that 64% of Chinese investors choose to invest domestically rather than overseas, and foreign firms are getting approvals to help China build a nationwide credit information monitoring system.
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Russia’s O1 Properties has implemented another deadline extension on a consent solicitation on its $350m 2021 notes, with analysts reckoning that there still could be further requests for more time.
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In this round-up, wealthy Chinese individual investors now have access to local government bonds, Russian and Chinese leaders in the financial industry are meeting to strengthen mutual market access, and northbound trading volume via Stock Connect reached Rmb8.77tn.
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Gazprom raised €1bn on Tuesday from the first public international bond sale from Russia since April saw the US imposing a punitive round of sanctions on the country. Rushydro followed on Thursday with a Rmb1.5bn ($220m) three year bond.
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Gazprom on Tuesday sold the first public international bond from Russia since a punitive round of US sanctions was put on the country in April.
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Two emerging market borrowers have been forced to postpone planned deals this week, with investors demanding better yields to risk their cash in the volatile market.
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Russian giant Gazprom and Ukrainian oil and gas firm Naftogaz, who have been locking horns in court, both chose Tuesday to release price guidance for new Eurobonds. The Gazprom deal will be the first public international bond from a Russian issuer since the US sanctions that shook the market in April. The Naftogaz bond is its first since 2009.
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Bankers have confirmed that Russian Copper Company (RCC) is set to close its second five year $250m pre-export credit facility before the end of the year. But the jury is still out as to whether the loan market will be able to brave the ongoing Russian sanctions.
