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This week’s funding scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes at the end of August.

The Asian Development Bank returned to the Kiwi dollar market to print its largest Kauri deal since January 2018 this week. With the Inter-American Development Bank and International Finance Corporation set to follow with a pair of taps in the coming days, bankers are expecting a busy few weeks in the market as investors react to the recent surprise interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

German agency KfW is “open to further business in [both] Singapore and Hong Kong dollars” as it looks to expand its recently updated green framework. Last week, the agency made its green bond debut in Hong Kong dollars, placing a two year private placement on August 2.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) have launched an initiative to promote green bonds, with the largest pension fund in the world requiring all of its asset managers to consider sustainability aspects in decision making.

This week’s funding scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes towards the end of July

Last week’s tightly priced bond issue by KfW has inspired a slew of issuers to print three year dollar notes this week. The Asian Development Bank was first off the blocks on Tuesday with a new benchmark, while a tight Export Development Canada trade followed the next day.

Last week’s tightly priced bond issue by KfW has inspired a slew of issuers to print three year dollar notes this week, a banker said. The Asian Development Bank was first off the blocks on Tuesday with a new benchmark, and Export Development Canada and Erste Abwicklungsanstalt are set to follow.

The Asian Development Bank is set to return with its second dollar benchmark of the year later this week.

This week’s funding scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes as we hit the middle of June.

The Asian Development Bank broke two records on Thursday as it printed its biggest sterling deal to date and took non-UK SSA issuance in the currency to a record level for a half year. Supply is likely to take a breather next week owing to some crucial Brexit votes in the UK Parliament, but SSA bankers are confident the market will not take long to spark back into life.

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The Asian Development Bank broke two records on Thursday as it printed its biggest sterling deal to date and took non-UK SSA issuance in the currency to a record level for a half year. Supply is likely to take a breather next week due to some crucial Brexit votes in the UK Parliament, but SSA bankers are confident the market will not take long to spark back into life.