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Weakness observed, but liquid issuers in defensive maturities with ‘good concession and a bit of yield’ have little to fear
‘Outstanding year’ of funding overall for the bank in across currencies, €800m left to fund until year-end
SEC exemption 'crucial' for IDA with spreads to World Bank and other tier one SSAs to converge over time
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The European Central Bank has indicated that it is looking into how to mitigate the direct costs that years of negative rates have put on banks, and analysts are growing concerned that a tiered interest rate system might be put in place.
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The calls have started to emerge for Turkey to turn to the IMF. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has always been dead set against the idea — and perhaps that’s for the best. -
FTSE Russell is reviewing China for a potential upgrade under its framework for index eligibility, opening the door for onshore bonds’ inclusion in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI).
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KfW and SFIL printed $4.25bn of debt on Tuesday, with both deals looking as if they paid a few basis points over fair value. That marks a return to new issue premiums in the dollar market for sovereigns, supranationals and agencies.
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BBVA has hired a former MTN banker at Santander as a director in its liability management team.
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Sustainable finance is bubbling with exciting new initiatives. But making people feel good is not enough. Activity needs to produce results, and so far there is more noise than movement. The tone is far too sedate — it needs some hard core activism to break the torpor.
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