The world’s best borrowers in 2006

Here are the bond issuers that have taken the market by storm over the past 12 months: from the IFC, punching above its weight within the World Bank group with its pioneering work in developing local bond markets, to Bayer’s use of innovative methods to maintain its credit profile while making acquisitions.

Award Winners

Best sovereign/supranational/agency borrower Best corporate borrower
Best high yield borrower Best bank borrower
Best insurance borrower Best ABS issuer
Best CDO manager Best covered bond issuer
Best sovereign/supranational/agency borrower – Latin America Best corporate borrower – Latin America
Best FIG borrower – Latin America Best sovereign borrower – Emerging Europe
Best corporate borrower – Emerging Europe Best FIG borrower – Emerging Europe
Best sovereign borrower – Asia Best corporate borrower – Asia
Best FIG borrower – Asia Best Middle Eastern borrower

15th Global Borrowers & Investors forum 2006