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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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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is keeping a close tab on the Kangaroo bond market, following the sale of a curve-extending euro bond this week that is likely to complete the issuer’s benchmark funding for 2018. -
Investors were in defensive mode in the dollar market this week as they snapped up short dated trades and floating rate notes, with demand particularly heavy from central banks and official institutions. Bankers are hopeful that benchmark supply will return next week.
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Saudi Arabia has found itself mired in controversy this week over the disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The news has battered Saudi asset prices, but bankers said the market would likely still absorb bond issuance at the right level.
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Public sector borrowers could bring dollar benchmarks next week ahead of the limited funding windows of November. Floating rate issuance was the main play in the sector this week, with Municipality Finance falling just short of full subscription as it brought the latest in the format on Thursday.
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Mongolia received a huge vote of confidence from investors on Tuesday, when the Development Bank of Mongolia raised $500m from a bond that received orders exceeding $4bn at its peak. The country’s turnaround story and the issuer’s savvy around execution helped cement the transaction.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten went ultra long in the euro market on Wednesday to issue its longest outstanding bond.
