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Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
Spreads expected to remain ‘well anchored’ in coming weeks despite this week’s blip
◆ Issuer’s first public dollar deal since late 2021 ◆ New five, 10 and 30 year offered simultaneously ◆ Interest from European sovereigns grows for dollars
Bloc to price new five year and 20 year tap as Rome set to end dollar hiatus
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Barclays confirmed on Thursday that it had hired Filippo Zorzoli to head macro distribution for EMEA and Asia Pacific, and head solutions sales globally. The hire forms part of the firm’s rebuild of its macro business, and is likely to be followed by further senior hires, as reported by GlobalCapital in May.
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Bondholders and creditors remain at loggerheads over the restructuring of Mozambique’s debt following the publication of an independent audit of the country’s debt by risk assessment firm Kroll. -
Nigeria last week priced the first ever SEC-registered diaspora bond, raising $300m from a novel funding source made up of Nigerian expatriates. And continuing its bid to diversify its funding kit, the sovereign has now turned its sights to a naira denominated sukuk.
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Indonesia has announced plans to meet investors in continental Europe next week ahead of a potential dual tranche euro and dollar bond placement.
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Euro conditions are excellent for public sector borrowers, with Spain pulling in a nearly €30bn book for an €8bn 10 year — which bankers away from the trade said indicated a high presence of quality investors — and KfW raising €5bn after picking a seven year deal over a shorter tenor. Another pair of issuers are now looking to take advantage.
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Greece’s bond yields tumbled to their lowest levels in years after Moody’s upgraded the sovereign last week, and talk of a second market comeback is of the more optimistic kind than just a few months ago. But Greece’s government — which wants to return to bond issuance this year — and its creditors would do well to remember that we’ve been here before. As always, Greece will never enjoy a full market presence without some real debt relief.
