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  • Chinese local governments will receive another Rmb1tr ($141.4bn) in quota to issue special purpose bonds, as the authorities look to boost infrastructure spending and support economic growth.
  • Italy mandated banks for a new five year to be sold alongside a tap of a September 2050 bond on Monday as it prepares to bolt on a bigger funding programme in order to fund its effort against the coronavirus pandemic. The sovereign will be joined by Luxembourg in the euro public sector bond market on Tuesday.
  • The Belgian Debt Agency has announced an increase to its financing requirements for 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which will see it borrow an extra €20.41bn.
  • Austria made a rare trip to the dollar market last Thursday as it raised $600m via a reverse enquiry-led private placement, GlobalCapital understands.
  • European capital markets have continued to function well during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report released on Monday by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme). However, in terms of primary market activity, the industry body’s data shows quite how sharply issuance has skewed towards investment grade, with riskier debt and IPO markets closed off.
  • The European Central Bank is creating a temporary forum to stimulate dialogue between the ECB, national central banks in the eurozone and the private sector on the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project, which aims to create a one-stop synchronised platform for selling bonds across the bloc.