IFC
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This week's scorecard reveals how far progressed supranationals are in their 2018 funding plans as we hit the middle of February.
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China Houze Group, a non-bank financial company, has embarked on its maiden offshore loan syndication with the help of International Finance Corp. -
The three year part of the dollar curve took centre stage for public sector issuers this week, having played second fiddle to fives so far this year. Issuers were met with just as strong a reception in the short end of the curve as they have enjoyed in fives so far — and SSA bankers believe some could be tempted to test the longer end.
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The International Finance Corporation on Thursday offered a solid helping of three year supply to a dollar market that has so far this year been dominated by five year issuance. The issuer was rewarded with a well oversubscribed book, with bankers away from the deal suggesting central banks would have played a large part.
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SSA issuers are able to offer a pickup against Mexican government bonds for the first time "in memory", according to one head of local currency bonds.
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International Finance Corp has joined forces with Goldman Sachs to extend a $110m syndicated loan to Vietnam’s An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank, a portion of which will be used to provide loans to women-owned enterprises in the country.
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Asia’s green financing market has made great strides since issuance started to pick up two years ago, with 2017 seeing more regulators and issuers giving the asset class a push. But for all its impressive feats, the region’s green market is yet to come of age.
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The International Finance Corporation has placed its first ever Serbian dinar bond, with the intention of financing a particular project in the region.
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Financial market participants will need to embrace the rise of new technology to survive the transition to a post-cash society, an area where China is taking the lead, Andi Dervishi, CIO and global head of fintech, e-payments and new finance at International Finance Corp (IFC), told a conference in Hangzhou.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) tapped South African rand twice this week, amid rising yields in the currency. Elsewhere, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank both sold three lots of offshore renminbi, and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) returned to Hong Kong dollars.
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This week's scorecard looks at the funding progress various supranationals have made in their programmes as the end of the year approaches.
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