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A remarkable sterling deal from the European Investment Bank sparked off a week that could become a record opener for supranational and agency issuance in the currency.

Searing conditions in the sterling market could lead to a record opening week of SSA issuance in the currency as a pair of issuers lined up deals for Friday — despite this only being a four day week.

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The International Development Association will begin to issue international bonds as part of a large scale-up of its activities.

World Bank added an A$75m ($56.2m) tap to its November 2031 Australian dollar bond on Tuesday. The original bond was the first time an SSA had printed a Kangaroo benchmark that far out along the curve.

World Bank added a A$75m ($56.2m) tap to its November 2031 Australian dollar bond on Tuesday. The original bond was the first time an SSA had printed a Kangaroo benchmark that far out the curve.

The African Development Bank printed the longest green bond in the history of the Kangaroo market this Tuesday.

Appetite for 30 year callable zeroes in dollars has been bolstered by Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections and the resultant rise in bond yields around the world.

Appetite for 30 year callable zeroes in dollars has been bolstered by Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections and the resultant hike in bond yields around the world.

This week's scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes.

World Bank played first responder to Asian investor calls for longer-dated Aussie dollar bonds on Monday, printing a landmark A$135m ($103.9m) November 2031 note. It is the first 15 year benchmark in the currency by a non-domestic SSA name. More could follow.

The public sector bond primary market’s run of strength has come to an end as dealers and borrowers turned their attention to the panoply of risks facing them in the weeks to come.