Supranational bond of the year – IBRD

Supranational bond of the year – IBRD

Issuer: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Size: $4.5 billion
Date of issue: May 26, 2010
Maturity: May 26, 2015
Ratings: AAA (Moody’s/Fitch/S&P)
Nominal coupon: 2.375% (semiannual)
Price: 99.546
Yield: 2.472%
Spread: 5yr US Treasuries + 32.45bp

After a period in May when the Eurozone sovereign crisis caused widespread investor concern, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development launched the year’s largest deal to that point, reopening the US dollar bond market afte