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Three European agencies and a Washington supranational tapped 10 year Australian dollar bonds this week, as the demand for long end Kangaroo paper remains healthy.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said that it intends to enter the social bond market and will be roadshowing its social bond framework beginning October 19, it said this week.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Monday that it intends to enter the social bond market and will be roadshowing its social bond framework beginning October 19.

The African Development Bank has sold its longest MTN ever, leading a spurt of long dated private placement euro issuance from public sector borrowers.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes this year.

Asian Development Bank added a A$60m ($47.7m) clip to its 15 year Australian dollar bond on Wednesday, as demand grows for Kangaroo paper beyond 10 years.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes this year.

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.

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.

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.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes this year.