NWB sets off investor frenzy in USCP debut

March 22, 2013 12:00 am

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank made a storming start to a new investor diversification play as it printed nearly $2bn of US commercial paper over its first two days of business.

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NWB sets off investor frenzy in USCP debut

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank made a storming start to a new investor diversification play as it printed nearly $2bn of US commercial paper over its first two days of business.

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