Société Générale

Chile may be an expensive buy for many EM investors, but the country’s status as the top-rated Latin American sovereign is making it attractive for environmental, social and governance-focused investors, said debt capital markets bankers, after the government sold its second green bond in two weeks.

Investors poured into Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD)’s 10 year euro benchmark on Tuesday, allowing the French agency to issue its largest ever trade in the currency.

France’s Korian has amended and extended its bank facility, with the nursing home operator cutting the size to €1bn and a chunky wedge off the margin.

Europe's investment grade corporate bond market began the week with a hefty pack of new bond issues, as issuers were spurred on to bring deals by last week's rally and the favourable performance of past prints.

Nykredit Realkredit and Société Générale paid next to no new issue premium for their new non-preferred senior bonds on Monday, though some bankers have begun to wonder how much longer these pricing dynamics can hold.

CTP, a commercial real estate developer based in Czech Republic, has signed a €1.9bn loan in one of the largest real estate packages to enter the syndicated loans market in central and eastern Europe ever.

Société Générale has appointed Sadia Ricke to be deputy chief risk officer, while Christophe Lattuada will become group country head for the UK and Ireland.

Ghana Cocoa Board, the central organisation for Ghana's cocoa industry, is in the process of raising $1.3bn to refinance existing debt.

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank sold its $400m five year bond on Wednesday at a spread flat to inside its own curve, despite some changes to the maturity of the deal.

The rally set off European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's assertion on Tuesday that further quantitative easing was possible, if not probable, had reached a level by Wednesday that astonished bankers. Three investment grade companies took advantage that day with benchmark bond issues, while one brought a tap.

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank has updated price talk for its five year dollar benchmark with order books around $1.7bn.

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) has said it is focusing on selling a three year bond this week.