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The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) will kick off its second quarter funding programme with a dual tranche. The deal hits screens as the European Central Bank cuts its asset purchase programme from €80bn per month to €60bn per month. -
CPPIB Capital is looking to step across the Atlantic into euros, selecting four banks to roadshow its euro debut. Elsewhere, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) sent out its first request for proposals for the second quarter.
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With a quiet market, a deal from Monday struggling in secondaries and the UK triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, one could be forgiven for thinking that conditions for public sector borrowers are grim this week, but SSA bankers claimed otherwise.
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The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) are preparing for their heaviest quarterly funding target for three years.
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Market participants have declared a pair of supranational deals to be top banana in this week's GC BondMarker voting.
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European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi struck an unusually cheerful note at Thursday’s press conference, leaving a relaxed market for SSA bond issuers.
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The European Stability Mechanism returned to stellar form this week, hitting the sweet spot for euro demand and exceeding its first quarter funding target. Bpifrance Financement will look to follow up the supranational’s success on Wednesday.
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The European Stability Mechanism has nipped in ahead of a European Central Bank Governing Council meeting later this week to mandate banks for a 10 year euro benchmark. Other euro supply this week could come from Région Île-de-France, which held a global investor call on Monday for a green and sustainability bond.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European supranationals and agencies have made during the first two months of the year.
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The scores are in. See how market participants rated EFSF's dual tranche, the UK's £2bn inflation linked note and Spain's €5bn 2033 transaction.
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After weeks wracked by political turbulence, the euro market has finally been able to enjoy a clean run with supportive conditions.
