EDB places debut issue of five-year Eurobonds for €300m

The Eurasian Development Bank has placed a debut issue of five-year Eurobonds for a total of €300 million, with a coupon of 1% (yield to maturity 1.2%).

The demand for the Eurobonds exceeded €1 billion during book building on 10 March and approximated €850 million by the time the final rate was announced. 

The initial benchmark yield was set at 1.5% but was then lowered to 1.25%–1.375%. The issue has attracted a wide range of international investors, which are new for the region the bank invests in. 

The participants in the issue included investors from Austria, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, as well as Russia, Kazakhstan, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.