Belgium
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AB InBev, the Belgian brewer of Stella and Budweiser, confirmed on Tuesday that it is “actively exploring” the sale of a minority stake in its Asian unit on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. -
Région Wallonne almost wiped out its total funding needs for the year with its first set of benchmark and sustainable bonds on Thursday.
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Région Wallonne is moving forward with plans to sell its first bonds in benchmark and sustainable format, with initial price thoughts announced on Wednesday for new seven and 15 year bonds.
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A French agency and a Belgian sub-sovereign are preparing to issue their first bonds.
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The European Investment Bank and Flemish Community brought sustainability-linked transactions on Thursday, with investors piling in despite a busy market elsewhere.
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A trio sovereigns went to the MTN market over the past week, including Italy, which issued a yen bond for the first time since 2009. The deal, led by Nomura, was also its first issue in a foreign currency since 2010.
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Italy has issued a yen bond for the first time since 2009. The deal, led by Nomura, is also its first issue in a foreign currency since 2010.
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The final text of the Covered Bond Directive was approved on Wednesday and will go to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a final vote in mid-April.
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There was another scorching start to the year for eurozone sovereigns this week with yet more records dropping as Belgium took its largest ever number of orders and Austria sold its biggest ever deal from its largest ever book. But it was the nature of the successes — Belgium with a long dated trade and Austria the most expensive 10 year of the year so far — that really caught the eye.
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Several public sector borrowers tapped the socially responsible investment (SRI) market this week, with more deals expected in February, before what many analysts expect will be a record year for the asset class.
