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Andreas Becker, head of treasury and pension fund for Land NRW, discusses borrowing strategy
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  • The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has enjoyed a successful sophomore effort in the bond market, printing £250m of 40 year paper for Lancashire County Council.
  • Abundance Investment, the UK retail investment platform, is introducing a new way for local governments to crowdfund environmental projects. The councils of West Berkshire, Warrington and Leeds are set to be the first to make use of the scheme.
  • The UK Municipal Bonds Agency is in the market with a £250m no-grow 40 year bond on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Initial price thoughts indicate the yield will be substantially below the rate charged by the government's Public Works Loans Board — the usual source of finance for councils.
  • The UK Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA) has picked banks for its second trip to market, eyeing the ultra-long end and once again raising cash on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Although the bond will be in conventional format, the MBA is looking to issue green bonds in the future.
  • A pair of German sub-sovereigns had the primary public sector bond market to themselves this week, with each taking €500m at tight levels to their secondary curves.
  • The State of Lower Saxony was the sole borrower active in the primary public sector bond market on Thursday as it raised €500m with a 10 year at a negative yield. The deal ended up comfortably subscribed in spite of a slow start to the book-build.