The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a new USD 600 million 10-year benchmark bond linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) index. This 10-year benchmark adds investors and liquidity to the SOFR market, and marks a milestone in the development of robust alternatives to US dollar London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR).…
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The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a new USD 600 million 10-year benchmark bond linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) index. This 10-year benchmark adds investors and liquidity to the SOFR market, and marks a milestone in the development of robust alternatives to US dollar…
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ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Sunday rejected a claim by Russian businessman Vitaly Malkin for 500…
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The FINANCIAL — According to World Bank, Germany is contributing 10 million euros (about US$12.1 million) to the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund Program (HEPR Program), established last year to help developing countries respond to the health consequences of COVID-19 and increase investments in health preparedness and emergency response.…
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Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia has the highest consumption of beer per capita in Eastern Europe
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The FINANCIAL — The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, rated Aaa/AAA) priced a long-dated 5-year AUD 1.1 billion and a 10-year AUD 550 million Sustainable Development Bond representing IBRD’s largest-ever AUD issuance and the largest for the Sovereigns, Supranationals, and Agencies (SSA) issuer segment in the Kangaroo market in a single outing.…
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ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Sunday rejected a claim by Russian businessman Vitaly Malkin for 500…
By Bojana Vlajcic — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €15 million loan to UniCredit Leasing…
The EBRD is boosting food security in wartime Ukraine by issuing risk-sharing instruments to selected local banks and a leasing…
As policymakers and industry leaders brace for a reduction in Russian oil and gas supplies to the European Union and…

The FINANCIAL — The World Bank (IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced today a 30-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in January 2051, raising EUR 2 billion from institutional investors around the globe to support the financing of its sustainable development activities. Credit Agricole CIB, Goldman Sachs International, and Morgan Stanley are the lead managers for the transaction. The…
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ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Sunday rejected a claim by Russian businessman Vitaly Malkin for 500…
By Bojana Vlajcic — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €15 million loan to UniCredit Leasing…
The EBRD is boosting food security in wartime Ukraine by issuing risk-sharing instruments to selected local banks and a leasing…
As policymakers and industry leaders brace for a reduction in Russian oil and gas supplies to the European Union and…
The FINANCIAL — The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a global benchmark USD 6 billion Sustainable Development Bond maturing on October 28, 2025. Very strong demand from global investors for the USD benchmark led to an orderbook of over USD 9 billion, with nearly 180 investor orders, anchored by…
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ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Sunday rejected a claim by Russian businessman Vitaly Malkin for 500…
By Bojana Vlajcic — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €15 million loan to UniCredit Leasing…
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The FINANCIAL — The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced new Norwegian krone- and Swedish krona-denominated Sustainable Development Bonds raising approximately US$ equivalent 550 million while engaging with Scandinavian investors to raise awareness for the importance of combatting food loss and waste. These challenges are outlined by Sustainable Development Goal…
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Presidential Agency for International Cooperation…
Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia has the highest consumption of beer per capita in Eastern Europe
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