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Deal liberates capital and tempts investors to take new frontier market risk
◆ First dollar benchmark from World Bank since October 2025 ◆ 'Remarkable' size and spread achieved ◆ IDA jumps through hoops to issue SEC exempt deal
◆ CEB lands tight to Treasuries ◆ 4% coupon lures some buyers ◆ Cades orders above $13bn
◆ Issuer sets 'interesting benchmark' for peers ◆ New issue premium estimated ◆ EIB dollar FRN 'very impressive'
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A dollar benchmark from Rentenbank scored comfortably higher than a euro trade from the European Financial Stability Facility in the latest BondMarker results. That is in keeping with a few weeks where the dollar market has been far more resilient than a wobbly euro sector. -
The SSA dollar market’s resilience in the face of a series of potential headwinds was standing firm this week, with Netherlands Waterschapsbank’s benchmark from late last week tightening while bonds in the euro sector widened.
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Secondary spreads in the euro public sector market have widened heavily across the curve with just over a month to go before the European Central Bank is expected to put an end to its Public Sector Purchase Programme. SSAs are also being affected by the political ructions from Italy, Brexit and the global trade war, said bankers.
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A flurry of Asian bond issuers have ventured out in a bid to wrap up deals ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday, even as markets remain on shaky ground.
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South American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) sold its first public dollar deal in a year on Thursday, raising $750m despite tough market conditions.
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Socially responsible investment deals were the focus of attention in the primary SSA market this week, as the World Bank and the Flemish Community of Belgium sold well-received green and sustainability bonds, respectively. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and Eurofima have added to the public sector SRI pipeline, which is showing no signs of slowing down as the year end approaches.
