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Total €11bn already raised so far as issuer enjoys greater execution flexibility
◆ NIB head of funding Jens Hellerup on deal timing ◆ Fair value estimated ◆ Dollar callable demand continues
◆ Kommuninvest makes first appearance of 2026 in dollars ◆ Cades pulls big order book ◆ Volatile backdrop in swap spreads
◆ Sovereign not appeared in long-end since 2024 ◆ Pricing close to fair value and to EU ◆ 'Very supportive story' around Spain
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first systematic process by an issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into choosing its bookrunners. Senior funding officials and sustainability bankers have welcomed the initiative as an important evolution in the use of ESG in capital markets, write Burhan Khadbai and Jon Hay. -
Frontier currency bonds are offering development finance institutions (DFIs) a way to offset exchange rate risks for their clients during the coronavirus crisis. With the number of disruptive events increasing, market participants feel that frontier currency bonds could provide a prudent way to decrease risk for developing country borrowers.
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Three borrowers hit screens in sterling this week, giving the currency its biggest workout for months. Two returned to the market to take advantage of a more advantageous cross-currency basis swap but a third is taking a strategic approach.
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The World Bank returned to the Canadian dollar on Wednesday with a new C$1.5bn ($1.11bn) sustainable development bond, as movements in the cross currency basis swap, as well as the spread to Canadian Mortgage Bonds (CMBs), allowed the supranational to print the largest SSA Maple deal since last July.
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Unédic, the French unemployment agency, raised €4bn on Wednesday with a November 2029 social bond — its third under its new funding programme, which consists entirely of social bonds.
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In spite of the impressive performance of risky assets and the strong jobs data, the US Federal Open Markets Committee is expected to present a gloomy picture at its meeting on Wednesday. But any additional dovish measures will do little to dent appetite for SSA paper.
