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◆ Debut seven year priced through issuer's dollar curve, leads say ◆ Green label and no-grow size steady IFC through selloff ◆ Rival banker questions wisdom of July inaugural
◆ Steep government curve means investors need less spread on top ◆ French spreads widen, but AFD tightens ◆ Fair value 'a fluid concept' on inverted curve
◆ Early order book built before Middle East risk returned ◆ Seven year spread held steady as 'insurance' against volatility ◆ Format chosen to avoid straining 'finite pool of liquidity'
◆ Issuer brings another pre-summer deal to fund enlarged programme ◆ Tightening possible despite weakened backdrop ◆ Book not huge but quality 'extremely high', spreads 'decent' to KfW and Land NRW
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US citizens concerned about climate change may be hoping Joe Biden wins the presidency in November, but the issue is even more important for those in developing countries who face more immediate risks, and are relying on international finance to tackle these perils. -
The International Finance Corporation printed $1bn of 10 year dollar paper on Thursday. While the issuer pulled off a successful transaction, investor fatigue as a result of recent heavy supply is beginning to show and conditions could be tricky for the next load of 10 year borrowing expected next week.
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KfW began a new wave of 10 year supply this week, reopening the SSA market’s trickiest tenor for business. Issuers are so eager to access the maturity that they are having to jockey for position.
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Public sector borrowers have wasted no time in returning to the capital markets this week, as borrowers look to protect themselves from a triple whammy of threats looming towards the end of the year — the arrival of the European Union as a giant issuer, a contentious US presidential election and a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
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Bank issuance of commercial paper has fallen sharply in 2020, thanks to generous liquidity provisions from the ECB. But overall issuance has climbed slightly, mostly off the back of increased SSA activity.
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Kommuninvest is launching a pilot programme of sustainability loans. If there is enough demand, these will be funded through the institution's first social bond.
