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Poland kicked off its 2013 funding activities with a €1bn benchmark priced on Tuesday. Despite offering a premium of just a few basis points, the deal attracted a book close to €2bn.
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Bankers are preparing their RFPs for the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which is expected to price its first euro trade of the year next week and is thought likely to want to print big. Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Belgium’s first syndication in nine months roared into the market today, booking over €7bn of orders.
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Investors gave Ireland a thumping endorsement on Tuesday afternoon, when it priced its first syndicated issue since the sovereign received a bailout.
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Poland priced a €1bn six year bond on Tuesday, getting an early start to its 2013 funding programme despite heavy pre-funding in the last half of 2012.
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The Republic of Ireland has taken another step on the road to capital market recovery by mandating a group of banks to reopen its 5.5% October 2017 bonds.
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Lower Saxony has become the first of the German states to come to market this year, pricing a seven year trade on Thursday. The deal limped to full subscription, with the bookbuilding process slowed down by the large number of German investors still on holiday following the New Year.