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EGB FUNDING UPDATE: France 2025 Funding Plan

EGB FUNDING UPDATE

France has confirmed the provisional target set in October for E300bln of OAT issuance net of buybacks (and including linkers). The AFT notes that "The funding requirement may be adjusted, if necessary, depending on the 2025 Budget Bill."

  • New issues via auction: One 3-year, one 5/6-year, two new 10-year OATs.
  • "Prospect of" a new 15-20 year OAT via syndication.
  • "Prospect, depending on demand and up to the limit of eligible green expenditures, of a syndicated tap" of the 3.00% Jun-49 Green OAT.
  • "Prospect of" new 30-year OAT.
  • "Consider, depending on market demand" a syndicated launch of a new OATei (no maturity given).
  • "The gross nominal value of medium- and long-term debt issuance in 2024 stood at €339.8bn, consisting of €310.49.4bn in fixed-rate bonds and €29.4bn in inflation-linked bonds. In 2024, AFT bought back €25.0bn of debt maturing in 2025 and € 29.8bn in debt maturing in 2026."
  • Auction schedules will remain as in 2024.
  • Nothing unexpected here.
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France has confirmed the provisional target set in October for E300bln of OAT issuance net of buybacks (and including linkers). The AFT notes that "The funding requirement may be adjusted, if necessary, depending on the 2025 Budget Bill."

  • New issues via auction: One 3-year, one 5/6-year, two new 10-year OATs.
  • "Prospect of" a new 15-20 year OAT via syndication.
  • "Prospect, depending on demand and up to the limit of eligible green expenditures, of a syndicated tap" of the 3.00% Jun-49 Green OAT.
  • "Prospect of" new 30-year OAT.
  • "Consider, depending on market demand" a syndicated launch of a new OATei (no maturity given).
  • "The gross nominal value of medium- and long-term debt issuance in 2024 stood at €339.8bn, consisting of €310.49.4bn in fixed-rate bonds and €29.4bn in inflation-linked bonds. In 2024, AFT bought back €25.0bn of debt maturing in 2025 and € 29.8bn in debt maturing in 2026."
  • Auction schedules will remain as in 2024.
  • Nothing unexpected here.