Belgian Sovereign
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The Belgian Debt Agency has announced its funding target for 2017 and has left open the possibility of printing a first ever publicly issued inflation linker.
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Flemish Community made its euro benchmark debut on Tuesday with a €1.25bn dual tranche Reg S deal.
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A handful of deals could hit the euro market for public sector borrowers next week, with the seven year part of the curve looking particularly attractive — the latest evidence for which was a KfW trade this week.
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The Flemish Community of Belgium has announced that it will roadshow a euro syndication on September 26, while KfW has mandated three banks to sell a benchmark.
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Approaching US money market fund regulation is providing European public sector institutions with perfect conditions to borrow in dollars.
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Belgium has sold a three year dollar benchmark, finding strong demand in spite of a US Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for Wednesday night and the traditionally quiet summer period.
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A string of dollar issuance from public sector borrowers is set to extend into Wednesday, as Belgium mandated in the currency following a pair of deals from an agency and a supranational.
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Belgium has sold a June 2040 private placement with a coupon linked to the European consumer price index, following in the footsteps of Italy which placed a 30 year inflation-linked note on May 4.
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Investors poured into Belgium’s debut 50 year benchmark vintage this week, with demand so strong that bankers are confident other issuers could soon sip liquidity from the ultra-long tenor.
