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◆ First of two planned linker syndications for 2026-7 executed swiftly ◆ Earlier book open, quick three hour execution to limit risk ◆ £93bn of Gilts issued off year's £246bn programme since April 1
Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
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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
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  • SSA
    While the French presidential race put many eurozone issuers under pressure this week, some found the conditions ideal, locking in low rates while they could.
  • International banks want quick answers from the Kenyan government on the status of its loan from Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank), which has threatened their bigger syndication for the sovereign just as the mandate is being finalised.
  • Clearstream, one of Europe’s largest settlement platforms, joined the European Central Bank’s Target 2 Securities (T2S) platform last week — a long-awaited move which could ease the collateral crunch facing banks, as well as pave the wave for a switch to new settlement technologies such as blockchain.
  • CEE
    Latvia became the first Baltic state to issue a 30 year bond as part of a €650m dual tranche transaction this week.
  • Latvia is on course to become the first Baltic state to tap the 30 year maturity after emerging with pricing on a dual tranche euro deal.
  • Nigeria’s 15 year bondlooked to be going strongly on Thursday, with investors piling $4.5bn of orders into the book by lunchtime.