Export Finance Australia’s growing funding task and natural need for US dollars led it to the 144A market for the first such public US dollar denominated transaction from an Australian government-sponsored issuer. The agency says its US dollar programme is set up for repeat issuance but it also expects to be active in the domestic market over time.
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