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In connection with its EUR 2.5 billion bond issue in January, the Hungarian State Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) has been recognized with two professional awards by the international financial magazine Global Capital, ÁKK informed MTI on Thursday.
According to the announcement, Global Capital rewarded the performance achieved in debt management between April 2024 and March 2025.
The Most Notable Issuer of the Year in Central and Eastern Europe for the January foreign currency bond issue and the Most Notable ESG Issuer of the Year in the CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa) were received by ÁKK’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, András Bebes, at the awards ceremony in London.
As reported, with this year’s awards, the authoritative financial newspaper has now recognized the agency’s work with 12 professional awards over the past five years.
ÁKK entered the international bond markets at the beginning of January with a EUR 1.5 billion 10-year and a EUR 1 billion 15-year green bond issue, which was oversubscribed four times by investors at an outstanding price.
András Bebes. Photo: Államadósság Kezelő Központ LinkedIn
“The two awards prove that ÁKK’s work is also recognized internationally,” stated András Bebes. They added that Hungary’s entry into the green bond market in 2020 was successful.
In addition to Hungarian market issues, ÁKK has issued four green bonds in euros, two green Panda bonds on the Chinese domestic capital market, and six green Samurai bonds in Japan over the past five years.
In addition to receiving these awards, the Hungarian debt management agency was also named one of the top three in the most impressive emerging market issuer category.
Via MTI; Featured photo: Államadósság Kezelő Központ LinkedIn