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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
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Nine banks chosen to run £1.5bn borrowing programme
‘Notably better’ spread cements sovereign’s standing, thanks to triple-A rating and solid fiscal position
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All as expected by the market, but lack of more details regarding bill issuance somewhat disappoints
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  • This year GlobalCapital has reported extensively on the various debt capital markets technology platforms being developed by both the public and private sectors. But which will come out on top? We should get an answer in 2020.
  • The average number of primary dealerships in the European Union has dropped to equal the lowest on record, according the Association for Financial Markets in Europe’s latest government bond data report.
  • Capital markets enjoyed a euphoric high after Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won a convincing victory in Thursday's general election, bringing what many hoped would be clarity to the long wrangles over Brexit. It lasted two working days. The hardball approach Johnson is taking to EU trade negotiations is a severe letdown, which is likely to make 2020 as unsettling as the last two years.
  • This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes as we approach the end of 2019, with some issuers also setting their funding targets for 2020.
  • HSBC has named two bankers as global co-heads of its debt capital markets team, replacing Jean-Marc Mercier. It is also planning to open two new desks.
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    The Netherlands will kick off its funding programme in 2020 with a reopening of its inaugural green bond via a Dutch Direct Auction.