African Development Bank AfDB
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Inter-American Development Bank launched a debut 15 year Kangaroo bond on Monday, the third supranational to look for ultra-long Australian dollar funding in the last year. -
The US Federal Reserve raised its target rate on Wednesday and MTN bankers are hoping it will keep on a rising path — with floating rate note issuance set to benefit.
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The Brazilian real may have taken a hit amid corruption allegations about the country’s president, but it is still a hit for supranational issuers.
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Kommunalbanken on Tuesday became the first issuer to tap the Kauri market since February. The Nordic agency responded to reverse enquiries, tapping an eight year bond at an after-swap pricing level that was a little over its dollar curve.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes this year.
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The African Development Bank could join the Asian Development Bank in printing green bonds in the Uridashi market, while the World Bank is looking at SRI opportunities in Singapore.
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The International Finance Corp could use the Kangaroo market to expand its burgeoning green bond programme.
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Market participants have declared a pair of supranational deals to be top banana in this week's GC BondMarker voting.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made with their funding programmes this year.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) this week became the latest public sector borrower to enjoy the red hot dollar market, printing a trade that drew an order book larger than its entire 2012 funding programme. Widening swap spreads have been a major factor in the dollar market’s fantastic run this year but a double whammy of event risk next Wednesday could bring it shuddering to a halt, writes Craig McGlashan.
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Short dated US dollar floating rate notes proved a popular product in the MTN market this week as some investors sought protection against a likely policy rate hike.
