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World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes
◆ Issuer plans regular appearance after 'warm welcome' ◆ Two euro bonds yet to come ◆ Inaugural covered deal not expected until late 2027
◆ Five year dollars preferred over euros ◆ New US investors in book ◆ Zero coupon structures suit ALM needs
◆ Issuer typically funds in dollars ◆ ESG euro bond had been in the pipeline ◆ Premium paid to leave room for performance
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NRW.Bank became the latest non-UK public sector borrower to hit the sterling market this week, taking advantage of the attractive funding cost in the currency versus euros and US dollars. -
This week 35 investors with $8.5tr of assets — many of them UK and Nordic pension funds — launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, a primer for investors wanting to decarbonise their portfolios. Faith Ward, chair of the Institutional Investors’ Group on Climate Change, answers some key questions for GlobalCapital about why the Framework is important and how it will be implemented.
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The Asian Development Bank broke a decade-long absence from China’s domestic market to price a Rmb2bn ($307m) Panda bond at a record low spread this week. Its assistant treasurer told GlobalCapital that the multilateral development bank is open to selling longer dated and green renminbi-denominated deals. Addison Gong reports.
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The European Union will establish a primary dealer framework for its €750bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) funding programme, which is set to kick off in the summer and will include the use of syndications, auctions and other debt instruments.
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A pair of French agencies hit the market on Wednesday, pulling off impressive deals ahead of the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday, where investors hope to hear promises of increased support.
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NRW.Bank will be the next public sector borrower to hit the sterling market following an improved funding cost in the currency versus euros and dollars.
