Liberbank’s debut Cédulas shows way out of TLTRO II

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Liberbank plans to issue its first covered bond, a transaction that will help refinance maturing debt borrowed under the European Central Bank's second Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO). Many other banks face a similar problem, but seem to be ignoring the €399bn maturity wall that is fast approaching, writes Bill Thornhill.