Nederlandse Waterschapsbank
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A flash of public sector SRI bond issuance last week heated up on Monday, as Nederlandse Waterschapsbank found a strong reception for an affordable housing bond and Nordic Investment Bank prepared an environmental offering in a tenor that bankers said was attracting strong demand. -
A pair of supranationals helped bolster Hong Kong’s green bond ambitions with some SRI deals this week.
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After several weeks of focusing on conventional bonds in core currencies, SSAs popped back into the socially responsible investments (SRI) market this week. Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) is laying the ground for an affordable housing bond in euros, while the European Investment Bank found a solid reception for a Climate Awareness Bond that came in rare seven year dollar form.
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With the return of stability to the euro public sector market, a new wave of borrowing hit this week. Four core European names brought syndications, some of which were able to access unusual or difficult tenors because of the higher rates on offer.
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The public sector bond market in euros is in rude health thanks to the return of stability at higher yields. Two borrowers took advantage of the conditions to pull off smooth executions with skinny new issue premiums on Thursday.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress Europe's supranational and agency borrowers have made in their funding programmes.
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More socially responsible investment paper from public sector issuers keeps arriving on screens, but despite the deluge, borrowers are still managing super-tight spreads and selling healthily subscribed deals. And there’s still more to come.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) launched a four year green bond on Tuesday, pricing flat to its curve and clearing the way for Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to attempt to emulate the Dutch agency’s success.
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A pair of Dutch public sector borrowers are set to come to market with socially responsible investment bonds. The deals form the first wave of an approaching flood of SSA SRI borrowing.
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Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) returned to the Swiss franc market after a four year absence on Monday, in order to refinance a Sfr250m ($250.2m) 10 year Swiss franc bond expiring in two weeks’ time — but the French agency had to pay over its euro curve for entry.
