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◆ Deal covers record five out of six EU Taxonomy objectives ◆ Issuer commits to annual EuGB issuance ◆ Timed to beat heavy green traffic
French bank has been in pole position in the MTN and private placement market
‘Outstanding year’ of funding overall for the bank in across currencies, €800m left to fund until year-end
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The UK’s future may be impossible to fathom as the beyond-satirical story of Brexit drags on, but public sector borrowers printing in the country’s currency can be certain that this will be a year of tumbling records, with volumes soaring and average sizes rocketing. While strong technical factors are behind much of the demand, some SSA bankers say that a willingness by issuers to treat execution in the currency like that in euros and dollars has bolstered sterling’s standing. -
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) became the latest issuers to enjoy a strong euro market this week, and there is more supply to come.
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The international capital market welcomed a new supranational borrower on Monday when Bolivia-based Fonplata issued a debut Sfr150m five year bond via Credit Suisse and UBS.
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Investors backed the return of the Balearic Islands to the bond markets on Tuesday with the Spanish region selling its biggest ever single tranche bond. It was able to attract huge demand despite the threat of a snap general election in Spain — a prospect that looked increasingly likely as the week neared its end.
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Uzbekistan opened a new chapter in emerging market bonds on Wednesday, printing a $1bn dual tranche deal. Market participants are expecting a swathe of other issuers from the country to follow the sovereign into the capital markets, although soggy trading on Thursday has stiffened investor resolve to hold firmer on pricing on subsequent Uzbek deals, writes Francesca Young.
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KfW made a strong return to the Canadian dollar market on Thursday after 3.5 years away from the currency, as it tightened pricing on its comeback deal. The German agency came alongside a green bond in the currency from a Canadian province.
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