World Bank
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The Western financial system could learn a thing or two about ensuring transparency in the primary debt markets by studying an approach adopted in China, according to the treasurer of the World Bank — while new technologies like blockchain could also help restore trust in the financial system -
Saxony-Anhalt increased the size of a new three year dollar deal on Wednesday after squeezing pricing tighter twice during two days of marketing.
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The volatility of the Mexican peso is causing investors to keep away from long term debt in the currency.
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A trio of top tier SSA names nipped through a narrow issuance window at the start of the week to launch tightly priced dollar benchmarks.
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Deal fatigue is not a term World Bank investors seem familiar with after they put in $4bn of orders on Tuesday for the borrower's fourth five year dollar benchmark of the year, allowing it to be priced at the tight end of guidance.
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The World Bank mandated four banks on Monday to sell a five year dollar benchmark. The bond will be the borrower's first benchmark at the maturity since May.
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The European Investment Bank issued a C$500m ($381.5m) green bond on Friday. This is just the second non-Canadian SSA offering in the Maple market this year.
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The sterling market for public sector borrowers woke from its summer slumber with a bang this week, as a series of issuers approached the currency in a variety of ways and for different reasons.
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GlobalCapital announces the results of its first full scale, standalone set of Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards.
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The World Bank has brought the post-summer sterling market to life with the biggest deal in the currency from a supranational or agency in months. But the deal may mark a high point, with little else in the pipeline, said bankers.
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The World Bank broke a 30 year silence in special drawing rights (SDR) bonds with the sale of the SDR500m ($700m) three year note in China on Wednesday. While the Mulan bond is widely seen as a symbolic gesture to promote the internationalisation of the renminbi, market participants said it is more than just that in spite of the relatively narrow investor base.
