Currencies

Agence France Locale hit the market with a September 2027 sustainability bond on Monday, raising €500m at a level one of the leads called "punchy" .

Cyprus will return to the market with a pair of taps on Tuesday, hitting screens alongside the European Financial Stability Facility’s new five year line, providing an excellent opportunity to compare Cyprus’s cost of funds with the cost of the European Stability Mechanism’s pandemic crisis support facility.

Niedersachsen Invest GmbH, the financing vehicle 100% guaranteed by the State of Lower Saxony with a policy mission for the recapitalisation and long-term restructuring of NordLB, received a strong reception from investors for its debut bond on Monday.

FMO began a series of investor calls on Monday to market a rare tier two bond issue ahead of a call date of a previous deal in the format in December.

Social commercial paper could be on its way to the SSA market, with several issuers telling GlobalCapital that investors are interested in the product. However, some are sceptical that themed debt will work in CP format.

Deutsche Bahn tapped the Kangaroo and Swedish kronor markets on Wednesday after having spent the first half of 2020 focused on the euro market.

Belgium returned to the MTN market in euros on Tuesday with a 60 year note — its first private placement in the currency for over 18 months.

The Republic of Indonesia returned to the yen market this week for its annual Samurai bond outing, raising ¥100bn ($930m).

The 15 year tenor is the flavour of the week in the SSA market. Three issuers have mandated for deals at the tenor so far, following on from NRW.Bank’s successful trip to the maturity on Tuesday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised some eyebrows with an aggressive spread for its three year dollar benchmark, but the issuer was able to pull in enough demand to print $500m more than anticipated.

The Finanzagentur has adjusted its issuance schedule for the third quarter of 2020, and has announced its plans for its first ever green deal.

Agence France Locale is set to sell its first ever sustainability bond, setting up virtual meetings with investors this week. Another debut issuer, NRW.Bank, has just announced details of its inaugural social bond.