MANILA, Philippines, April 23 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a $4.5 billion 5-year global benchmark bond issue, proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources. "ADB recently tripled the size of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting economies in Asia and the Pacific, and this transaction facilitates ADB's capacity to support our clien  more

LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, April 22 -- The European Stability Mechanism issued the following news release: The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) completed its second quarter funding needs with a dual-tranche transaction on Monday, raising the full Euros4.5 billion it had targeted. The EFSF raised Euros3 billion in a new 3-year 0% benchmark bond, maturing on 24 April 2023. The spread was fixed at mid-swaps plus 4 basis points, for a reoffer yield of -0.226%. The order book was Euro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 22 -- The International Association of Business Communicators issued the following news release: The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) announces the selection of seven members to serve on the international executive board (IEB) for the 2020-2021 term beginning this June. As the governing body of IABC, the IEB leads the organization in its mission to set the global standard of excellence for business communication. The IEB selection proc  more