Austria in the news

• Austria to introduce regular T-bill auctions in 2021

  The Austrian treasury will launch a new programme for treasury bills next year, using a schedule of frequent auctions. This will allow it to issue bigger deals to a broader investor pool, as short term funding becomes more important for Austria.

  • 15 Dec 2020

• Funding scorecard: European supranationals and agencies

  This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress of Europe's supranationals and agencies in mid-November. Joining the scorecard this week is the European Union, which launched its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) programme in October.

  • 13 Nov 2020

• Austria EUR2.5bn 0% Oct 40

  • 16 Oct 2020

• Euro SSA market strong ahead of EU arrival

  It was a moderate week for supply in the primary euro public sector bond market but the issuers that did come found ample demand, setting up a decent backdrop for the expected arrival of the European Union’s big borrowing programme next week.

  • 15 Oct 2020

• Austria takes big book for 20 year

  Austria built a large order book as it came to the market for its final syndication of the year on Thursday, ahead of the expected arrival of the European Union as a mega borrower next week.

  • 15 Oct 2020

• Austria mandates for 20 year as ESM posts RFP

  The Republic of Austria picked banks to lead a new 20 year euro benchmark on Wednesday, while the European Stability Mechanism surprised some market participants by sounding out banks for a deal next week, which could clash with the EU’s grand arrival as a supersized issuer.

  • 14 Oct 2020

• ÖKB prices through curve with five year dollar deal

  Österreichische Kontrollbank (ÖKB) kept up the strong momentum from European public sector borrowers in the dollar market on Thursday with a well received five year deal which priced through its own curve.

  • 10 Sep 2020

• EIB kicks off five year dollars, OeKB to follow

  The EIB kicked off the post-Labor Day SSA dollar market on Wednesday with a five year deal, it's third of the year. Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) is set to follow, having mandated for its second five year dollar deal of the year.

  • 09 Sep 2020

• Australia and New Zealand launch first syndications of 2020-21

  Australia and New Zealand launched their first syndications of their 2020-21 fiscal years on Monday.

  • 13 Jul 2020

• Investors jump at Austria 100 year but long-term inflation fears grow

  Investors flooded the books for Austria’s latest foray into ultra-long debt, with more than €17bn of orders for a bond maturing in 2120 with a yield of only 88bp. But despite the clear appetite for duration, some are concerned that recent, unprecedented monetary stimulus will lead to inflation, writes Lewis McLellan.

  • 25 Jun 2020

• Austria EUR2bn 0.85% Jun 20

  • 25 Jun 2020

• Austria impresses with century return

  Austria returned to the 100 year part of the curve — a tenor it has made its own — receiving its strongest ever order book for the maturity.

  • 24 Jun 2020

• Austria to test ultra-long demand with new 100 year bond

  Austria mandated banks on Tuesday to lead its second century bond, in what will be a litmus test for investor appetite in the ultra-long end of the curve since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis.

  • 23 Jun 2020

• Austria and Belgium rumoured for syndications

  Austria and Belgium could bring syndicated transactions as early as next week, according to SSA bankers, after both sovereigns recently announced bigger funding programmes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 18 Jun 2020

• Austria almost doubles 2020 funding target, eyes three to four syndications

  The Austrian treasury has shaken up its funding outlook for the year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its new planned issuance total is almost double the previous target.

  • 08 Jun 2020