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• Italian Mini BOTs ‘won’t be implemented’, says Tria

  

  Giovanni Tria, Italy’s minister of economy and finance, rebuffed the chances of a controversial ‘Mini BOT’ financial instrument coming into effect, as he gave a keynote address at the start of the Global Borrowers and Bond Investors Forum in London on Monday.

  • 10:45 AM

• European government bond supply and trading volumes rise in Q1

  

  Issuance and average daily trading volumes of European government bonds rose in the first quarter of 2019, according to a report by Afme on Monday.

  • 17 Jun 2019

• SocGen picks Orsini as global DCM head

  

  Felix Orsini is the new global head of debt capital markets at Société Générale, after Demetrio Salorio left the position to become UK head of global finance. And two other bankers have new roles as a result of Orsini’s job change.

  • 14 Jun 2019

• BNP Paribas veteran to retire

  

  A long-standing capital markets practitioner is leaving BNP Paribas.

  • 14 Jun 2019

• People moves in brief

  Terranova finds new ground at BNPP — BBVA appoints equity head from Commerz — Czornik joins JPM for German M&A

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Ukraine sells euros as Zelensky trust grows

  

  Ukraine set the terms on its €1bn seven year bond on Thursday afternoon, taking advantage of a huge bid for CEE euro sovereign deals this week and a rally in the country’s own debt since president Volodymyr Zelensky was elected at the end of April.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Iceland defrosts euro curve

  

  Iceland returned to the euro market on Thursday, bringing a €500m five year issue in its first outing since December 2017.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Ukraine guides for euros as Zelensky reassures

  

  Ukraine has released initial price guidance for a euro deal that the country has been waiting to print since before Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential victory in April.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Sovereign deal boosts Korean green bonds

  

  The Republic of Korea issued a dual-tranche dollar bond on Wednesday, with the shorter dated portion carrying a green and sustainability label.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Croatia launches deal with book of €6.4bn, negative NIP

  

  The Republic of Croatia launched its €1.5bn 10 year bond on Wednesday afternoon in London from a book of €6.4bn at a level 7bp inside of fair value, according to a lead manager on the note.

  • 12 Jun 2019

• Lithuania sets spreads on euro dual trancher

  

  The Republic of Lithuania has set spreads on its 10 year and 30 year euro bonds having crunched 10bp from initial guidance.

  • 12 Jun 2019

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