IFC

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.

This week's scorecard looks at the funding progress various supranationals have made in their programmes as the end of the year approaches.

Rating: Aaa/AAA

The International Finance Corporation achieved the tightest level of the year with a $1bn five year green bond, after managing to pull in its spread 3bp from initial price thoughts to final spread.

The International Finance Corporation hit screens on Monday, announcing its intention to sell a $1bn green bond on Tuesday.

Supranationals have delivered a spurt of niche currency medium term notes, returning to old favourites like South African rand as well as making use of demand for more exotic currencies, particularly in Latin America.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes this year.

SSAs enjoyed soaring conditions in the sterling market this week after a summer lull, which bankers attributed to a big Gilt redemption and sterling’s weakening against other main currencies.

Public sector borrowers are adding new flavours to the flurry of emerging market paper that has dominated flows in the medium-term note market throughout the summer, printing trades in currencies they only rarely access.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will add a new member to its rapidly growing treasury team, hiring a mainstay of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The summer MTN market has been dominated by niche currency issuance from supranationals.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has extended its newly minted social bond programme into the private placement market. MTN bankers believe the social format could prove more popular in the private market than green bonds.