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Financial institutions have been tipped to outstrip their 2013 MTN volumes this year, which would mark a second successive increase in activity for the issuers. Banks have made a strong start to 2014, with BPCE, BFCM and ABN Amro issuing close to $1bn worth of notes each this week, according to a head of MTNs.
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European commercial paper deals in dollars topped the currency ranking in 2013 at 36%, the first time since 2001, according to Dealogic. Deals in the currency will continue to rise, according to dealers.
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Icelandic banks are hoping to make a full return to the international capital markets next year, with Íslandsbanki and Arion Bank plotting deals. Bankers have tipped the issuers to attract strong investor interest as sentiment improves towards European economies that struggled in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, writes Kathleen Gallagher.
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Íslandsbanki could follow up its inaugural international bond with more deals in the new year, as dealers tip the Icelandic bank to attract strong investor interest.
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US money market funds have increased their lending to core eurozone banks, particularly in the Nordic region. But market participants don't expect volumes in these funding markets to increase by much more any time soon.
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Dexia Crédit Local is planning to boost its currency diversification in private placements with a return to yen MTNs in 2014, a funding official told EuroWeek. Bankers expect other financial institutions to do the same as Japanese investor appetite grows.