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The Province of Ontario hired banks for a new 10 year dollar benchmark on Thursday afternoon, the second Canadian issuer to pick the maturity this week. The Friday execution will allow the issuer to hit the market before an expected spate of issuance next week.

The European Stability Mechanism is expected to take centre stage in the new issue markets next week as holidays in Europe and Asia make for a small window. The European bail-out borrower is tipped to mandate for a 10 year deal — although three and five years are also options.

ADB and EIB kicked off what SSA bankers expect to be a busy week in sterling, as holidays in Japan and much of Europe, a Federal Open Market Committee meeting and non-farm payrolls data are set to make benchmark issuance in dollars or euros tricky.

Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

This week SSA Markets provides funding updates on key European supranationals and agencies as we near the end of the first quarter. Click here to find out which issuers have completed nearly half of their 2014 funding requirements.

Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

The European Investment Bank sold the first sterling green bond from a public sector issuer on Wednesday, with the deal’s Climate Awareness Bond status contributing to a highly positive response from investors.

The European Investment Bank is set to break new ground in the green bond market after mandating banks for a six year Climate Awareness Bond on Tuesday — the first time a public sector issuer has attempted to print a green bond in the currency.

Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

Cades and KfW were the latest issuers to add to a flood of dollar issuance on Wednesday afternoon, hiring banks for a 10 year and four year deal respectively. The European Investment Bank and L-Bank both enjoyed solid demand for benchmarks of their own on Wednesday.

The European Investment Bank and L-Bank will add to a deluge of dollar issuance on Wednesday. The issuers mandated on Tuesday for benchmark deals on Tuesday, following deals by Denmark, Agence Française de Développement and the Bank of England.