French Sovereign
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Agence France Trésor (AFT), the French sovereign debt office, mandated banks on Monday to lead the sale of the sovereign’s second green OAT, returning to the market for the first time since its debut in 2017. -
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A pair of French agencies hit the market on Wednesday, pulling off impressive deals ahead of the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday, where investors hope to hear promises of increased support.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress French agencies have made in their funding programmes at the end of February.
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The European Investment Bank and Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) took centre stage in the public sector dollar market this week, ahead of the Lunar New Year, with EIB selling its first 10 year benchmark in the currency since 2015.
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The European Investment Bank became the latest SSA to hit the unusually popular 10 year dollar bucket on Tuesday, raising an impressive $4bn. The European supra was joined at five years by a jumbo trade from Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale.
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Spain will lead the public sector borrowers' charge into the primary bond market this week with its second ever 50 year benchmark syndicated deal ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
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Agence France Locale, the funding agency for French local authorities, is gearing up for its busiest ever year in the capital markets with plans to issue a structured private placement and follow up January’s deal with a second euro benchmark this year.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, February 1. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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The Agence France Trésor (AFT), the French sovereign debt office, has announced that it will issue up to €15bn of green bonds this year, a sharp increase in supply from last year.
