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◆ First of seven syndications breaks multiple records ◆ Investor engagement and communications helped stable execution ◆ Smaller programme this year but ‘still a lot’ to tackle
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Busy and ‘euro-heavy’ week ahead but dollar pipeline also building with issuers set to bring forward bond plans
◆ Minimal premium paid ◆ Size at top of range ◆ Issuer seizes upon stability
◆ 'Cautious' start say some market participants ◆ New issue premium debated ◆ Price and size praised by rivals
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  • China has made little headway in persuading the Russian government and Russian institutions into using the renminbi, as the fate of a sovereign bond in the currency remains uncertain and trading of RMB products stalls. But market participants are not giving up just yet, with a new trading platform set to launch next year, writes Paolo Danese.
  • Barkis was willing, so David Copperfield related to us in Dickens’ famous novel. Now, it appears, Mark Carney is, too. And like the fictional stagecoach driver, Carney has been just as frustratingly enigmatic, at least to some in the markets. But his declaration on Tuesday that he was “willing” to stay on as governor of the Bank of England until 2020 should help market stability in the face of Brexit.
  • Barclays has created two new roles to bolster its coverage on green and socially responsible products.
  • The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has taken a step towards debuting in the international bonds market, mandating banks for a long-awaited dollar issuance.
  • Italy could return to the market for a second syndication this year, following the government’s highly anticipated 2019 budget, according to SSA bankers.
  • Issuance in the dollar SSA market will be limited over the next couple of weeks, with the basis swap still unattractive for euro funders to issue in the currency.