The Export-Import Bank of Korea Kexim maximised a potentially temporary interlude in the Greek debt tragedy on Tuesday to raise $1 billion in fresh funds from a new five-and-a-half year issue and a tap of its existing 2026 bonds.
The Aa3AAA- rated quasi-sovereign credit prides itself on finding the best execution windows for its transactions and yesterday marked the first day in over a week when issuance became possible after Greece submitted a new reform plan on Monday.
As equity markets rebounded, the iTraxx Asia ex-Japan index tightened 4bp on Monday and a further 1bp on Tuesday. However, sales desks noted that most of...