The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) has successfully priced a new benchmark sustainable bond for GBP 500 million in the United Kingdom market. This three-year operation marks a milestone for the institution in the UK market, reflecting the interest of global investors in high-quality credit instruments. Thanks to its high credit rating, BCIE optimized its financing costs in the British market to allocate resources to social, green, and blue projects in Central America. This result represents the lowest spread ever obtained by a Latin American issuer in the pound sterling market. Gisela Sánchez, Executive President of BCIE, highlighted that the start of 2026 has been extraordinary for the organization, validating the course set in its Financial Strategy. With this operation, BCIE consolidates itself as a benchmark issuer in the segment of supranational institutions, sovereigns, and agencies (SSA), strengthening its long-term relationship with UK investors. The resources raised through this transaction will be managed under the BCIE's Sustainable Bond Framework. This ensures that the capital will be exclusively earmarked to finance or refinance eligible projects in the social, green, and blue categories, ensuring a measurable impact on the environmental and economic development of the Central American region. The structuring of the benchmark bond was managed by a syndicate of banks led by Barclays, Bank of Montreal, and Bank of America, while legal advice was provided by the firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
