Erik Kolski at Land NRW's Ministry of Finance discusses its largest sustainable bond since 2020

◆ Small premium left for investors ◆ Final yield close to 4% 'inflection point' ◆ Rabo adds to senior green rush

◆ High portion of international investors ◆ New issue premium paid ◆ Spread to KfW tighter

◆ Swedish bank tightened spread by 28bp ◆ LF Bank opted for the €500m no-grow format ◆ Bonds offered 2bp of new issue premium, an expert said

◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker

The new issue premium was, at most, 10bp

World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes

Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds

Fund modelled on Romania’s Fondul has $2.4bn of assets

State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating

Shares in company, which manufactures underwater mine disposal drones, have risen by close to 50% this year

Renewables can make Europe’s capital markets less vulnerable to energy price shocks

Trade backed by lease, power purchase agreements as sector navigates regulatory changes

Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months

The DRC has a poor governance record but that doesn't mean things will end in tears for its investors

Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp

The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors

A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week

Issuers of senior debt are under little pressure to print, and can wait

The most successful investment banks must strive for excellence in managing people

Tight price and strong book reported as market awaits geographic breakdown

Financial market participants were left wondering this week if what felt to many like a very vivid stress test had become a complete meltdown, as searing volatility puts all players into crisis preparation mode, write Ross Lancaster, Jon Hay, Max Adams and David Rothnie. Strains are appearing in places where they were not expected, such as the US Treasury market. But markets are continuing to function and some traders have enjoyed exceptional volume.

EM bond fund outflows picked up speed this week, shutting down any hope of an imminent return to primary market activity as fund managers frantically tried to reposition themselves with higher cash levels to brace against more redemptions.

Investec Group has cancelled the IPO of its asset management division Ninety One due to extreme market volatility, although the listing and demerger of the unit will still go ahead as planned, according to a stock exchange filing.