Norway
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Investors have looked towards structured and long dated notes in their hunt for yield as the summer break creeps closer.
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Kommunalbanken is planning to make a return to the public green bond market for the first time since 2016 later this year.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made at the end of June.
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SSA issuers are increasingly looking towards the Norwegian krone market as a hawkish Norges Bank, against the tide, raises rates. The European Investment Bank in particular has sharply increased its Nokkie issuance this year.
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The Inter-American Development Bank this week capitalised on a dearth of supply at the 10 year point of the curve to print its second dollar benchmark of the year.
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There was high demand for dollar SSA paper as Kommunalbanken (KBN) printed at its tightest ever spread against the US Treasuries on Wednesday. Meanwhile the Province of Ontario has mandated for its own benchmark transaction.
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Ulf Erlandsson, the well known green bond investor, and Knut Kjaer, founding CEO of the $1tr Norwegian oil fund, are exploring starting a new investment strategy called Diem Green Credit.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their 2019 funding programmes.
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The recent redemption of a Norwegian government bond has led to an increase in Nordic currency issuance this week, according to one MTN banker. The European Investment Bank and KfW tapped these released funds to raise a combined Nkr1.5bn ($171.2m).
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Santander UK, Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt (Spabol) and Erste Group were able to price flat or through their covered bond curves on Tuesday after stoking up hefty demand for their new issues.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their 2019 funding programmes.
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Issuers and syndicate desks were split over whether the African Development Bank’s inaugural Norwegian krone bond — the first ever social bond in the Norwegian market — could pave the way for further social issuance in the sector.