Market Monitor: EMERGING CURRENCY EUROBONDS – What a lot of zloties

The opening of zloty-linked and zloty-denominated international bond markets suggests that Poland might replace the Czech Republic as the standard-bearer for eastern and central Europe in the capital markets.

Until recently, fixed-income investors looking to gain exposure to the appreciating zloty have been largely limited to Polish government bond markets. Polish T-bill yields have been as high as 24% in recent months, but convertibility, settlement and credit risk have deterred many international investors.

In late January the EBRD offered $30 million of dollar-denominated one-year bonds carrying a 20.5% coupon payable in dollars but with the overall return linked to the performance of the zloty. The proceeds of the deal were swapped into floating-rate dollars.

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