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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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The European Stability Mechanism headed to the five year part of the euro curve on Monday to complete its first quarter funding target. -
The European Union on Monday finally mandated the banks to lead its second Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) transaction of the year.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their funding programmes in early March.
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The UK’s monetary policy will officially be designed to fight climate change from now on, after chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak changed the Bank of England’s mandate this week, delighting sustainable finance campaigners.
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Senior market participants welcomed the announcement of the UK Infrastructure Bank’s creation in this week’s Budget speech. While it is unlikely to tap capital markets in the near future, bankers hope the bank will evolve into a major government agency borrower that prints socially responsible bonds to help in the UK’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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The World Bank and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) have partnered up for a new privately placed deal to front-load funding to the agency — the first time the World Bank has partnered with a UN agency in this way.
