AfDB
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The International Finance Corp could use the Kangaroo market to expand its burgeoning green bond programme. -
Market participants have declared a pair of supranational deals to be top banana in this week's GC BondMarker voting.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made with their funding programmes this year.
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Short dated US dollar floating rate notes proved a popular product in the MTN market this week as some investors sought protection against a likely policy rate hike.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) this week became the latest public sector borrower to enjoy the red hot dollar market, printing a trade that drew an order book larger than its entire 2012 funding programme. Widening swap spreads have been a major factor in the dollar market’s fantastic run this year but a double whammy of event risk next Wednesday could bring it shuddering to a halt, writes Craig McGlashan.
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The African Development Bank sold its largest ever benchmark on Wednesday, in a deal which bankers said should hammer home the issuer’s “new style” to investors. Meanwhile, Municipality Finance brought its first dollar benchmark of the year.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the funding progress supranationals have made in their funding progress by the end of January.
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Belgium hit a landmark on Tuesday, printing its biggest deal ever with a 10 year benchmark. Scoring a more modest €1bn, African Development Bank's second ever euro syndication also met with a warm reception.
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The African Development Bank has announced that it will come to market for its second ever euro syndication.
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World Bank added an A$75m ($56.2m) tap to its November 2031 Australian dollar bond on Tuesday. The original bond was the first time an SSA had printed a Kangaroo benchmark that far out along the curve.
