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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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Italy and the wider eurozone periphery this week rode out the latest vote against the political status quo of 2016, as government bonds performed well despite the resignation of Italy’s prime minister Matteo Renzi after losing a constitutional reform referendum over the weekend. -
The European Central Bank announced a series of tweaks to its asset purchase programme on Thursday, sparking disjointed market moves as investors and traders tried to discern whether the central bank’s move had disappointed or not.
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The UK Debt Management Office has picked a conventional Gilt with a tenor in the 40 year area for a syndication it added to its 2016-17 funding programme after November’s autumn statement.
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Indonesia’s move to pre-fund its 2017 financing requirements with a bond last week surprised the market. Views are mixed on whether it made the right decision but DCM bankers in the region hope other sovereigns will also look to make an early start on funding plans.
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Nigeria has picked three banks to manage its first sovereign trade since July 2013.
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The markets have largely endorsed US president-elect Donald Trump’s mission to “make America great again”. But previous populist strongmen, in their quests to prove national strength and virility, have done a world of damage to their country’s economic prospects.
