South America

Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA finally wrapped up an exchange of bonds due 2017 for longer dated paper last Friday, but analysts said that the effect on the company’s credit quality in the medium term was negligible or even negative.

Argentine province Santa Fe’s debut international bond issuance on Tuesday made it the second tightest sub-sovereign name in the Argentine credit spectrum as the region’s low leverage levels allowed it to price just 50bp wide of the City of Buenos Aires.

Argentina’s third largest private sector bank in terms of loan portfolio size, Banco Macro, will begin a roadshow on Wednesday ahead of a potential dollar bond issue.

Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA finally wrapped up an exchange of its short-dated debt for new notes due 2020 on Friday after accepting tenders of $2.8bn from bondholders.

Peruvian lender Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) brought in pricing on a new three year senior unsecured note by more than 30bp from initial price thoughts on Friday as investors rushed into a rare Peruvian corporate new issue.

Argentine oil company Compañía General de Combustibles and lender Banco Macro joined Trinidadian utility name Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU) in the Latin America and Caribbean bond pipeline this week as debut issuers looked to take advantage of strong funding conditions.

Electric utility company Enersis Americas received a raucous reception from investors this week as it sold just the third Chilean corporate bond in dollar markets of 2016.

Tanner Servicios Financieros reignited Chilean issuers' involvement in the Swiss franc bond market on Wednesday by issuing a Sfr150m ($151.7m) three year note.

The Argentine province of Santa Fe will begin a roadshow on Wednesday ahead of a much-anticipated international bond market debut.

The Province of Buenos Aires tapped its existing 2019s and 2027s for a total of $750m on Friday to take advantage of still favourable market conditions as syndicate bankers said there was no good reason for borrowers to delay issuance plans.

The expected closing date of a loan to finance a 379 mile transmission line in Chile has been pushed back as negotiations over interest rate swap provisions continue.

trueEX, the interest rate swap trading platform, claims to be the first swap execution facility to execute dealer to client Brazilian real interest rate swaps.