World Bank achieved another significant milestone in the development of distributed-ledger technology (DLT) in debt-capital markets on 13 August, thanks to a first tap of its August 2020 Bond-i line. The increase also broadened the bond’s investor base and jurisdictional boundaries. The initial transaction was only made available to Australian domestic investors but the tap brought a Singapore-based investor into the fold.
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