German bad banks enter ECP and MTN markets

FMS Wertmanagement, the German agency set up to manage the unwanted assets of Hyporealestate Group, has signed a Eu40bn multi-currency ECP programme, arranged by Royal Bank of Scotland. Meanwhile, Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, the bad bank agency for WestLB, is finalising an MTN programme, due to be launched in the next few days.