CEE Countries with Bigger Space for Higher Bond Yields

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: February 6, 2012; 13:24 ♦ (Vindobona)

Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia with biggest room for manoeuvre in case yields would spike; Hungary should avoid financing at +6%, says Erste Group.

CEE Countries with Bigger Space for Higher Bond Yields / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Even though the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Euro Area and increased risk aversion dented demand for CEE government securities, Erste Group analysts do not see any sizable sell-off comparable to post-Lehman. “However, the current turmoil in the Euro Area increased pressure on yield spreads and opened discussions about the yield level that countries could afford from the…