Amid tight budgetary conditions, including persistent inflation, volatile markets and geopolitical tensions, sovereign issuers in the EU face continuous pressure to fulfil borrowing requirements. Simultaneously, these same issuers are having to confront different challenges that range from the growing impact of hedge funds in their order books, and whether this is a good or a bad thing, how to convince new investors that their home currency, the euro, is an alternative to the dollar and how aligned EU capital markets should become and what form this should take. GlobalCapital assembled sovereign debt issuers to discuss borrowing requirements and how they are being met, what the diversification of their investor bases means for the products they offer and the benefits of harmonisation and simpler regulation in the EU.

Italian energy engineering company exercises option to borrow further €115m

◆ IFC's first green dollar benchmark since 2017 breaks US Treasury spread record ◆ Green investors made 4bp tightening possible ◆ Third of IFC funding comes from MTNs

◆ Funding chiefs discuss new euro benchmark programme ◆ IFC left something on table to win euro investors ◆ 'A new January' as July debut timing defended

◆ Minimal attrition ◆ Follows last week's deal from Italian public issuer Istituto per il Credito Sportivo ◆ Priced flat to fair value

◆ Mileway debuts in euros with €1.5bn dual tranche ◆ European Outlet Mall Venture and Vesteda print green bonds ◆ Borrowers return as sector refinancing cycle turns back to unsecured debt

Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow

Market's bellwether forges ahead as pipeline builds

Deal includes floating rate note

IPO documents reveal data center portfolio purchase

AI issuance is becoming increasingly concentrated — beware

Hybrid capital is open to the big US tech companies. But who needs an umbrella when the sun is shining?

Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant

Eighteen year facility backed by EIFO comes as interest in energy infrastructure mounts

Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals

Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending

UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth

Growing company gets new bank lenders and equity investors

Asset-based finance exposes investors to counterparty decisions on asset selection, collateral arrangements and servicing

Business may wind down this month, if it is not rescued

How to go about the delicate business of dealing with bad behaviour from the boss

US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions

The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Redwood will be a repeat issuer