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KfW has had a strong start to 2021, raising over €50bn in the first six months of the year — around two thirds of its target. The agency will face new challenges in the latter half of the year, particularly in the form of the European Union’s colossal Next Generation funding programme. But treasurer Tim Armbruster, and head of capital markets Petra Wehlert are confident they can navigate the new landscape. -
This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their funding programmes in early July.
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Bonds issued by the Chinese government and policy lenders saw a strong rally on Thursday after the State Council signalled a cut in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR), a move that could unleash hundreds of billions in renminbi liquidity into the market.
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Is finance about to break out of the cocoon in which it has pupated for decades, and become a completely different life form?
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For those in the world of grown-up finance, the cryptocurrency world has often been the subject of amused scorn or mild envy. It is very much its own game, and it scarcely seems to inhabit the same world as staid, professional markets like that for commercial paper. But all that is changing and regulators must pay attention.
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The European Commission signalled this week that it would extend regulation into many more aspects of sustainable finance, driving an agenda that could change the role of capital markets in society. But although responsible investing experts welcomed it, the complex package of at least 30 measures is likely to provoke a wide variety of reactions, from enthusiastic support to complaints that it is too slow and unambitious, to outright opposition. Jon Hay reports.
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Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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European Investment Bank: Supporting sustainable development in North Africa
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