Conor O Kelly
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‘You don’t want to be running your economy and society for bond investors’
- Economy
- November 21, 2020, 05:39
Conor O’Kelly, chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency’s (NTMA), is under no illusions about his place in the €85 trillion-plus glo(...)

State sells €1.25bn in long-term debt
- Economy
- September 10, 2020, 11:15
The State raised €1.25 billion across two bond auctions on Thursday with a negative interest rate in place for most of the funding. The State’s debt(...)

NTMA seeks to raise up to €1.5bn in bond auction
- Economy
- September 7, 2020, 10:27
The State plans to raise up to €1.5 billion in its next bond auction, set to take place on Thursday. The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), (...)

Director of €15bn State fund to step down
- Economy
- August 25, 2020, 16:39
State officials are to begin looking for a new director to lead the taxpayer-owned €15.1 billion Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (Isif), after Eugen(...)

NTMA raises additional €750m at negative rate of -0.54%
- Financial Services
- August 20, 2020, 12:36
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sold €750 million of short-term debt on Thursday. The agency, which manages funding for the State, sai(...)

Central Bank governor to call for ‘credible’ path’ to cut State debt post-Covid-19
- Economy
- July 7, 2020, 04:59
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf will tell the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 on Tuesday that the Government must set out a “clear and(...)

State’s shareholdings in Irish banks could last another decade
- Economy
- June 16, 2020, 05:00
The State is likely to remain a shareholder in the three domestic banks for possibly another decade having missed out on the opportunity to sell its h(...)

NTMA warns Covid-19 borrowing leaves State exposed to rising interest rates
- Economy
- June 15, 2020, 14:25
Increased borrowing as a result of the pandemic has left the State exposed to rising interest rates, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) ha(...)

Ireland’s financial reputation: why this time it is different
- Agribusiness & Food
- April 9, 2020, 05:41
In 2010, Ireland Inc was a wounded animal, the financial system was imploding and Irish bonds were the plaything of bond market vigilantes and hedge f(...)

NTMA raises €6bn from bond auction to help State meet Covid-19 costs
- Financial Services
- April 7, 2020, 13:37
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) raised €6 billion in its largest bond sale in over a decade on Tuesday. The funds will help finance the(...)