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Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
Spreads expected to remain ‘well anchored’ in coming weeks despite this week’s blip
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The public sector bond market is holding its breath before a key European Central Bank governing council meeting on Thursday, with anything less than an extension of quantitative easing likely to spook markets and spark volatility in the run up to year end. -
The Republic of Indonesia re-opened G3 sovereign bonds for emerging market issuers last week with a $3bn triple-trancher — the second December in a row that it has made an early start on its funding plans. While its timing has come under criticism from some market watchers, the country made a savvy move given the circumstances.
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The market was already expecting that the European Central Bank would announce an extension to quantitative easing — and be tight-lipped on tapering — at its next governing council meeting on Thursday. The resignation of Italy's prime minister Matteo Renzi following defeat in a constitutional referendum on Sunday now means the central bank has little choice but to offer some more easing.
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The first ever sovereign green bond looks set to be issued by Poland — a coal-reliant nation that was once one of the most outspoken opponents of the UN’s Paris Agreement. Despite incredulity from green finance experts, the deal is an important step for green financing. It raises the environmental agenda within Poland, and offers a firmer commitment to green financing than displayed by any other sovereign so far.
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The Belgian Debt Agency has announced its funding target for 2017 and has left open the possibility of printing a first ever publicly issued inflation linker.
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Poland is marketing what will be the first ever sovereign green bond. Climate finance experts are hopeful that the deal marks a major shift in Polish policy to a greener future after the government initially resisted ratifying the UN’s Paris Agreement.
