Slovenia

Bigger, more frequent issuance predicted to follow CEE issuer's inaugural deal

Distributed ledger bonds claimed to speed up bond issuance and make it cheaper

◆ Market takes surprise election results in stride ◆ Insurance companies leading with plans to raise deeply subordinated debt ◆ Bank capital and senior deals in euros and dollars also on the cards

The last senior deal beyond six years was in 2021, before Russia invaded Ukraine

Slovenian bank drew one of the biggest FIG order books in CEE in the past year

The bank was boosted by a benign Fed meeting and a successful deal from Poland this week

Slovenia was also in the euro market, tapping 10-year bonds

A green yen bond could form part of the CEE sovereign's €4.7bn funding this year

Deals away from the public market can offer cheaper pricing and new pockets of demand

Gulf issuers get ready after steady beginning to year's bond sales

Any new issue premium estimate is tricky because of a bigger than usual secondary adjustment

Bankers expect issuers to aim for big sizes