June 2007

Best borrowers 2007: Best sovereign borrower – Central & Eastern Europe: Republic of Hungary


Worst of times overcome as investors look to the long term.


Euromoney’s borrower awards 2007
Overall awards
Best sovereign/supranational/agency borrower Best bank borrower
Best insurance borrower Best ABS
Best CDO borrower Best covered bond issuer
Best corporate borrower Best high-yield/leveraged finance borrower
Latin America regional awards
Best sovereign borrower Best corporate borrower
Best financial borrower
Central & Eastern Europe regional awards
Best sovereign borrower Best corporate borrower
Best financial borrower
Asia regional awards
Best sovereign borrower Best corporate borrower
Best financial borrower
Middle East and northern Africa regional awards
Best borrower

Good borrowers can always take advantage of favourable conditions to secure market access. But the very best borrowers can launch issues at even the worst of times. And times can hardly have been worse than in late September 2006 when the Republic of Hungary launched a €500 million tap of its November 2012 floating-rate note. While lead managers BNP Paribas and Dresdner Kleinwort were preparing to launch the latest in a series of liability management exercises for the sovereign, protesters were clashing with riot police outside the Hungarian parliament.

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