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Critics doubted the EU Green Bond Standard would catch on, but it is gaining new issuers and a following from investors
Issuance across euros and dollars is set to rise
The sovereign rarely issues more than once a year on international markets
Recent Italy syndication prompts talk of change in how sovereigns manage syndicates
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France has wasted little of 2017 in getting its green bond to market having missed the chance to be the first sovereign to print in the format when Poland brought a deal at the end of last year. It announced on Tuesday the six banks that will run the trade. -
Emerging market bankers are optimistic for a busy first quarter after markets opened on Tuesday in a much stronger position than they had a year ago. Sovereign issuers from the Middle East and CEE are expected to lead the charge.
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In the West a shift in focus towards fiscal stimulus and away from austerity was already underway before the shock result in the US presidential election. That shift will accelerate in 2017, with more government borrowing and a deterioration of sovereign creditworthiness. Bad news for fixed income? Not all investors think so. Craig McGlashan reports.
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China and Russia are forging ahead with closer financial market ties, with the Moscow Exchange (Moex) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) looking to facilitate two-way investments between the countries. This comes as the Russian ministry of finance is still finalising plans for the first RMB-denominated bond to be issued in Russia.
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CEEMEA borrowers had their busiest year since 2013 this year, issuing $157bn of international bonds which is just shy of double 2015’s volumes.
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France will aim for the long end of the curve with its first ever green bond, which it plans to syndicate in 2017.
