Issuance 34% ahead of last year’s opening week

New issue premiums were slim for the LatAm sovereign duo

Secondary market performance gave Austrian agency confidence to print

◆ Almost €6bn raised across seven tranches ◆ 12 years is the 'sweet spot' for supply ◆ Single digit concessions offered

◆ Deal is first from updated sustainability bond framework and follows social debut from 2025 ◆ Earlier return to euros than previous years ◆ Minimal concession paid

More convertibles expected after strong fund performance

Implementation necessary after wide-ranging changes last year

Bank's head of DCM and syndicate chief talk bond market expansion plans

Loans bankers wary of potential overbuilding amid Europe data centre growth

Scope of UK regulation set to be more restricted than EU equivalent

German government will spend €108bn on military next year

Taxonomy alignment and credible transition plans could be more important for issuers

Sustainable finance chief leaves Nomura for opportunity in fast-growing region enthusiastic to cut emissions

Country saw surge in syndicated lending volumes in 2025 and this year is expected to be just as strong

$450m add-on makes deal more efficient

First exclusively Estonian securitization the European Investment Bank has supported

Debt financing to become more sophisticated as the race to build data centres across Europe heats up

JP Morgan sole bookrunner on first jumbo block in a month

Sovcomflot, the majority state-owned Russian shipping company, defied some market participants' expectations on Tuesday by coming to market to raise dollar debt just days after a fresh wave of US sanctions on Russia.

The chairman of South Korea’s Kakao Corp has kicked off his official pledge to donate more than half of his wealth to society by raising about W500bn ($448m) from a stake sale in the messaging app on Thursday.

Peruvian bonds barely moved this week after a shock in the first round of the country’s presidential elections on April 11, while Ecuador debt reacted spectacularly to a positive electoral surprise on the same day. Yet there are concerns about complacency towards risks in Peru, where a left-wing radical took most first-round votes, and Latin American bond buyers should brace for more volatility as the region faces an exceptionally busy election cycle.

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Deal complexity, new issuer premium sees trade start more than 100bp wide of last WBS

Gym franchise wants to refinance paper issued in 2022