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IFC kicks off funding year with green taps
The International Finance Corp (IFC) started its 2019/20 funding year on Tuesday with a pair of Swedish krona green bond taps in the private market.
11 Jul 2019 -
MTN bankers await AIIB programme
MTN bankers were “happy” to hear that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is working on documentation for a Euro medium term note programme.
11 Jul 2019 -
BNG goes long and low
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten printed ultra long paper this week, locking in low yields for the issuer but leaving buyers exposed to big price moves on any rate rise.
04 Jul 2019 -
SSAs take advantage of low Nordic yields
A trio of SSAs made the most of low yields in Danish kroner and Swedish kronor to print paper with coupons hovering around zero this week.
27 Jun 2019 -
SSA Nokkie issuance up as Norges Bank rates rise
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.
20 Jun 2019 -
Swedish krona prepares for midsummer break
Issuance in Swedish kronor picked up this week, with three corporate issuers placing Skr6.28bn ($667.9m) across four private placements, as issuers looked to get in ahead of the midsummer break. In euros, a Dutch and French agency both placed paper, while protests in Hong Kong caused yields to spike in offshore Chinese renminbi and Hong Kong dollars.
20 Jun 2019 -
Favourable spreads offer SSA MTN sterling spree
Three SSA borrowers issued a total of £200m ($255m) of medium-term notes in response to an inquiry for three year non-call one fixed rate sterling bonds on Tuesday — which probably all sold to the same buyer — amid an uptick of paper in the currency.
13 Jun 2019 -
Euro MTN issuers go long
A trio of agencies and an infrequent issuer have printed long dated paper in MTN euros this week, and there has also been long end corporate interest in Swedish kronor.
07 Jun 2019 -
DZ Bank launches new MTN platform
DZ Bank launched InGen this week. The new medium term note (MTN) trading platform aims to simplify the reverse inquiry process.
06 Jun 2019 -
MTN head joins exodus to Paris
The head of the MTN desk at a major US bank is relocating from London to Paris.
24 May 2019
