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Switch auctions to make comeback as DMO chief discusses record breaking deal and 2026-27 funding
◆ Sovereign breaks BTP orderbook record again ◆ Demand was huge, but not because price was cheap ◆ Curve stability despite addition of jumbo 10 year
◆ Biggest and most popular green OAT ever ◆ Third and final syndication came earlier than in previous years ◆ Leading position in green bonds and EGB market affirmed
◆ 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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  • Systemic corruption, excessive reliance on the courts, and risk of judicial overreach will erode institutional strength, and weigh on growth in South Africa, said Moody’s on Friday as it lowered the country’s rating to Baa3 from Baa2.
  • SSA
    A shock result in the UK general election on Thursday had little effect on the Gilt and sterling SSA market on Friday, leaving the door open for any issuers considering deals next week, said bankers. The medium term picture may be harder to glean, however, with sterling’s fall against the dollar potentially impacting the cross currency basis swap between the two.
  • Côte d’Ivoire broke new ground on Thursday with the first euro-denominated trade from a sub-Saharan borrower outside of South Africa. Though the borrower paid up substantially over its dollar curve, it succeeded in its intention to open the market for itself, and for its peers, said bankers on the deal.
  • Rating: Baa2/BBB-/BBB
  • SSA
    Public sector issuers from the eurozone periphery this week drew big books on deals that later tightened in secondary trading, as expectations that Italy could be added to the long list of European elections this year failed to deter investors.