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Performance compared to peers and quality of demand 'really impressive'
◆ Spread set at starting level ◆ Floor in sight for agencies ◆ 'Success for Kommuninvest'
◆ Supra prices inside peers’ seven year deals ◆ Slim NIP paid after 3bp tightening ◆ ‘Very strong day’ for SSA market
◆ Sharp landing through a noisy open ◆ Grinding towards US Treasuries ◆ Bankers praise execution but warn of residuals building
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S&P Global Ratings is preparing to launch an ESG Evaluation product, competing directly with socially responsible investment rating firms such as MSCI and Sustainalytics. -
The International Development Association wowed on-looking SSA bankers with its debut bond issue on Tuesday, with some saying it printed in line with sister issuer World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The borrower opted for dollars with its first trade, but is likely to be a regular name in the currencies making up the IMF’s special drawing right basket.
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KommuneKredit took a novel approach to its sterling issuance on Tuesday, adding a switch operation to print its largest ever new issue in the currency. Bankers believe other issuers may use the tactic.
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The European Investment Bank is set to plug a gap in its dollar Climate Awareness Bond curve after mandating banks on Tuesday for a June 2025 trade, opting for a rare seven year dollar bond.
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KfW is set to follow a trio of euro trades in the seven year part of the euro curve last week with an April 2025 benchmark of its own, after mandating banks on Tuesday. Strong conditions mean the deal should receive a warm welcome, said bankers.
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A paper by the parliamentary group of the CDU/CSU, the leading bloc in Germany’s government, has said that fund distribution from a proposed European Monetary Fund should be controlled by the eurozone’s national parliaments. Such a measure would all but nullify the point of creating the EMF — and be a dire signal for hopes of further eurozone integration.
