Oslo Børs: Continuing growth in the bond market

05/03/2014 – As many as 46 new fixed income issues were listed on the Oslo Børs marketplaces in February, raising NOK 25.1 billion of loan capital.

• So far this year borrowers, excluding the Norwegian government, have raised NOK 56.4 billion of loan capital by issuing bonds and certificates listed on the Oslo Børs marketplaces. This is NOK 11.7 billion more than at the same time last year, which was itself a record year.
• The majority of the new fixed income issues were listed on Nordic ABM. 31 of the 46 new issues were listed on this marketplace.
• There are now 1, 590 fixed income issues listed on the exchange, 20 more than at the start of the year, of which 981 are listed on Nordic ABM and 609 on Oslo Børs. The nominal value of the outstanding loans is NOK 1, 459 billion.

Key figures bonds and certificates – February 2014