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Bank Nederlandse Gementeen kicked off a busy week for socially responsible bond issuance by public sector borrowers with a well-received 12 year sustainable bond, its longest ever deal in that format.

The City of Bremen was heavily undersubscribed as it came to the market with an eight year bond on Thursday, in what is the region’s second consecutive public deal that has failed to reach full subscription.

The Development Bank of Japan will kick-off a series of investor calls on Thursday for its first sustainability bond under its freshly updated framework, which includes assets related to its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore’s DBS Bank ventured into the Kangaroo market on Wednesday in search of tier two debt. Though Australian dollar tier two volumes have remained stable year on year, there is a marked decline in offshore issuance so far in 2020.

Finland is unlikely to pay another visit to the syndicated or private placement markets this year and will instead look to round off its long-term funding needs with a tap via auction.

French agency Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale returned to the euro social bond market on Tuesday, equalling its impressive achievement earlier this month to print another €5bn deal.

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Germany’s national debt management agency, the Finanzgentur, has outlined its issuance plans for the fourth quarter, which includes the details of the sovereign’s second ever green bond following its debut deal in the format earlier this year.

Mizuho Financial Group will be looking to time the sale of a new senior deal very carefully this week, with euro market conditions still proving challenging for issuers.

Agence Française de Développement announced on Thursday that it will be launching a new framework showing how its treasury activities promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It has also boosted its funding programme to allow it to meet its clients' additional needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

After a week without deals, the primary euro public sector bond market will see a return of activity next week with Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia preparing to bring sustainable deals in the currency.

Africa Finance Corp, the pan-African development finance institution, printed its first green bond on Monday.