National Treasury Management Agency

Auction comes after NTMA raised €3.5bn selling 10-year bonds earlier this year

Central Bank looks to offset €205m pre-pandemic purchase of Dublin Landings blocks

Fund will help energy firms offer financing and deferred payment plans to households

Figure equates to indebtedness of over €47,000 for every individual in State

Auction comes just a month after the NTMA raised €3.5bn selling 10-year bonds

The pandemic has been overtaken by a cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of abating

Smart Money: From mortgages, to the markets and the State finances, change is coming

Agency sees State’s debt burden on a ‘firm downward trajectory’

Agency says State is well positioned against threats

To keep the likes of Intel on board, we must address planning and infrastructure issues

Strong demand from diverse investors for bonds, with order book exceeding €27bn

Transaction expected to be launched on Thursday

Cantillon: Word is Belgium and Ireland will launch large bond deals by end of the week

Agency is seeking to raise up to €14bn from bond markets in 2022

In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky

Incoming chief is agency’s head of funding and debt management

New hires will see stockbroker taking advantage of rival Davy’s exit from the business

Decision expected imminently on successor to Conor O’Kelly

Reduced borrowing plan for 2022 reflects State’s improving fiscal position

NTMA expects to raise up to €20bn on bond markets this year to cover budgetary gaps

Séan FizPatrick and two of the bank’s directors played golf with Brian Cowen

Agency’s plans for 7-year and 10-year notes will help fund State’s response to Covid