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Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
Investors show demand for short-dated FRNs from FIG and corporate credits in private and public formats
Aroundtown and Toyota tap private markets as public supply winds down
GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its inaugural MTN Awards
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  • The commercial paper market is emerging as a source of stress as financial markets creak under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis. This happened in the 2007-9 financial crisis too, but this time the strains are different. Market participants want central banks to act.
  • MTN deal volumes year-to-date have slumped by nearly a third year on year, falling from $51.6bn in 2019 to $35bn this year. The fall has been particularly pronounced in core currency deals, with deals from other currencies forming a larger proportion of the market.
  • Qatar National Bank returned to the euro market for the first time since March 2018 this week, while there was also an unusual outing in Saudi riyal as Emirates NBD made its debut in the currency — the first from a non-Saudi issuer since 2018.
  • Barclays put a senior medium term note banker at risk of redundancy on Friday. The bank will hand the reins of its MTN business to a more junior banker in its Paris office.
  • Turkish lender Yapi Kredi ventured into the green bond market for the first time on Friday with a rare dollar private placement, its first since January 2016, according to Dealogic data.
  • US food group General Mills sold €200m of short dated notes on Wednesday, in its first sole-led deal since 2017.