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Analysts discuss the scope of tightening in Bund swap spreads and the impact on SSA spreads
OATs and OLOs could weaken further versus Bunds while southern European countries and EU continue to paint a positive picture
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The Slovak Republic is planning a public benchmark bond for the first quarter of this year, according to Daniel Bytcanek, director of the country's debt and liquidity management agency.
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Hungary has ended months of market speculation by mandating banks for a global roadshow without first securing a fresh financial assistance agreement with the IMF. The Hungarian debt management agency (AKK) announced on Monday that it had picked BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to arrange investor meetings in Europe and the US “in the coming weeks”.
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The Kingdom of Spain wiped more than 100bp off its short term funding costs on Tuesday, shaking off a jitter in its secondary pricing and positioning itself for its second bond auction of the year later this week.
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The triumphant return of Italy to the syndicated market with a 15 year conventional bond and a successful bills auction by the Kingdom of Spain [see separate story] has given another massive boost of confidence to peripheral Europe, already buoyed by Ireland’s €2.5bn tap issued last week.
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EuroWeek understands that Jeremy Shaw has resigned from Barclays, where he was co-head of rates syndicate alongside Torsten Elling.
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Colombian state-owned development finance agency Findeter is planning its first ever international bond issue for the second half of 2013 as it looks to diversify its sources of funding, according to an official at the company in Bogotá.