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The Republic of the Philippines launched its first global benchmark bond in two years on Thursday as part of the first accelerated switch offer from an Asian sovereign.
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka managed to price its first dollar bond in two years through its existing curve. While response to the $1bn deal was tepid in Asia, US investors showed no such reticence.
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Indonesia burst on to the market in style this week with a $4bn dual tranche extravaganza that equalled the largest ever bond from an Asian sovereign. A colossal order book, record US participation and a strong secondary performance for the 10 and 30 year issue demonstrated that with the right strategy and spread, Asian sovereigns that were under pressure just a few months ago can bring blowout deals, writes Steve Gilmore. -
Slovakia drew a hefty book for its new January 2029s on Thursday, picking up roughly €4bn of orders in just 2.5 hours and tightening pricing by 10bp from initial price thoughts.
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The peripheral European juggernaut moved up a gear on Thursday, as Portugal drew more than €11bn of orders to its first syndication of the year and Spain slashed its borrowing costs at auction.
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Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF), the Latin American development bank, sold the longest ever Swiss franc bond from a Latin issuer on Tuesday. The issuer was hoping to appeal to insurance companies, in particular, and was able to almost triple its size expectations in the process.
