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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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  • Following the success of its first 10 year bond in almost a decade, Greece is looking to have a frequent presence in the debt capital markets. The sovereign may even return with either a tap or a new issue this year, even though it has met its minimum planned issuance of benchmark bonds for 2019 and has a significant cash buffer.
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    Ukraine goes to the polls at the end of March for presidential elections, with investors in Kiev hoping that a reform-friendly result might help the country share more fully in the emerging markets rally.
  • The World Bank is beefing up its communications operations in Europe, a region with mainly donors rather than recipients. It wants to ensure that it is getting its message out to the people who ultimately fund its work.
  • The European Central Bank struck a decidedly dovish tone at its meeting on Thursday, meaning there were no nasty surprises for SSAs planning bond issues in the coming days. A French agency is on screens for a deal in dollars this Friday, while euro and dollar benchmarks are slated for next week.
  • The State of North Rhine Westphalia will be able to issue floating rate notes linked to Sonia and Sofr under its new medium-term notes’ programme, which will be released in the next few months.
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