German Sovereign

Rentenbank raised €1bn of 10 year cash on Wednesday. The deal did not reach full subscription and the leads were unable tighten the spread from guidance, thanks to a rates sell-off affecting demand from Asia.

Investors showed some price sensitivity when confronted with the State of North Rhine Westphalia’s (Land NRW) dual tranche sustainable offering on Wednesday. Nevertheless, compatriot issuer Rentenbank will add to euro SSA supply this week after mandating banks for a new 10 year benchmark.

The State of North Rhine Westphalia (Land NRW) was the only public sector borrower to announce a euro benchmark transaction on Monday, as it appointed banks to lead new 10 and 20 year sustainability bonds.

All maturities are open for deals in the euro market, thanks to a widening in benchmark spreads over the past few weeks. SSA issuers are taking advantage of the conditions by issuing in a range of tenors.

KfW returned to Polish zloty issuance last Friday after a 13 year absence from the market, as it looks to tap new sources of capital.

KfW’s first €STR bond hit the market on Wednesday. Although the German agency managed a tighter price than EIB’s first note in the format, it was not able to drum up the same level of demand.

KfW has mandated banks for its first €STR transaction as it looks to become the third public sector borrower to sell a bond linked to the new euro risk-free rate.

KfW’s inclusion of ESG ratings in a term sheet might seem a superficial step — just one more disclosure of another piece of publicly available data — but it is a step towards a more sensible system of socially responsible investment.

KfW made a simple but potentially significant step in the evolution of bond markets this week as it became the first borrower to highlight its environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in term sheets for a bond issue, from the mandate announcement to the final pricing details. SSA bankers and issuers have applauded the move and other public sector borrowers are looking to follow, writes Burhan Khadbai.

Guarantor: Federal Republic of Germany

KfW returned to the euro market on Tuesday for a tap of its euro May 2027 green bond. The deal offered a small new issue concession at the final spread, as the euro SSA pipeline winds down in the final months of the year.

KfW will come to market for a €1bn tap of its May 2027 green bond. The deal will bring the amount remaining in the issuer’s 2019 funding programme to €2bn. Bankers say that there are few significant deals in the pipeline and only limited appetite for pre-funding.