Samurai Bonds Lure East Europe as Core Markets Get Pricer

Samurai bonds are making a return to East European issuance agendas as governments seek to diversify their sources of financing at a time of rising costs of euro and dollar debt sales.  

Poland plots a return to the Japanese market this year after a decade away, while Romania and Slovenia flagged plans for debut issuance of Samurai bonds — a term used for yen-denominated debt from a non-Japanese issuer. Hungary sold bonds in the Japanese market in 2022.