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A spike in Asian green bond issuance this year has not yet spurred the use of the instrument by borrowers in the Asean region, where the conventional debt markets already face challenges as they develop. But credit enhancements and strong precedents from neighbouring countries could help generate more green activity in southeast Asia, writes Christina Khouri. -
A pair of public sector borrowers — including a super rare issuer in dollars — have nipped in ahead of a data laden September to bring deals this week, following the lead of Denmark’s KommuneKredit.
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Offshore renminbi’s public sector fan base is growing, with Asian Development Bank printing a rare private MTN in the currency and Export Development Canada debuting a public bond in the format.
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Asian Development Bank has placed its first private medium term note in renminbi, joining a swell of offshore renminbi MTNs in the past month.
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Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank each tapped five year Kangaroos on Friday, seeing out a week of strong Australasian currency issuance.
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A quartet of supranationals have spotted opportunities in Australasian currencies, despite turmoil in the Chinese stock market restricting involvement from the dominant investor base in Asia. But supply of public sector debt down under could drop next week given a smaller issuance window, said bankers.
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The Flemish Community of Belgium has hit the market with a quartet of private medium term notes — a rare appearance from a public sector borrower in the currency this week.
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Asian Development Bank on Wednesday sold its first bond in Canadian dollars this year, which was also its largest print in the currency on a single visit.
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A Nordic agency is set to tackle the 10 year part of the dollar curve — a tenor SSAs have largely shunned so far in May.
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The public sector borrower market is enjoying stability after weeks of turbulence, with a pair of issuers trebling the number of euro benchmarks so far this month.
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Two public sector borrowers have picked banks to run dollar deals on Wednesday — and even more deals could follow, said SSA bankers.
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