European Investment Bank (EIB) started Australian dollar deal flow for 2021 on 5 January, with a record-breaking climate-awareness bond (CAB) transaction. Deal sources say there are some new dynamics emerging which could support Kangaroo supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) borrowers in 2021, though some of the factors which dragged on the sector in 2020 also remain.
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