By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 March 2026 with Petra Wehlert, Head of Capital Markets of KfW.
25 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – German investment and development bank KfW is likely to issue another euro green bond in Q2 2026, according to KfW’s Head of Capital Markets, Petra Wehlert.
25 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 13 March 2026 with Adrián Martínez, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Finance Administration.
18 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – A new Swiss confederation bond is expected later in 2026 and could be issued around the 2041 maturity, which represents the next gap in Switzerland’s bond profile, according to Adrián Martínez, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Finance Administration (FFA).
18 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 February 2026 with Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance:
23 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Slovenia expects to issue a Panda bond this year in the range of RMB2–4 billion, with March 2026 seen as the earliest possible window, though final timing will depend on market conditions, according to Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance.
23 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 18 February 2026 with Dimitris Tsakonas, Director General of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency:
20 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Greece is highly likely to conduct another syndicated bond deal in 2026, though it has not yet decided whether it would involve launching a new benchmark or reopening an existing line, according to Dimitris Tsakonas, Director General of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA).
20 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 6 February 2026 with Matthew Emde, Director General of Funds Management at the Canadian Department of Finance:
16 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Canada is “working hard” toward issuing a transition bond in 2027, with the intention of making it a benchmark deal, according to Matthew Emde, Director General of Funds Management at the Department of Finance.
16 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 3 February 2026 with Karol Czarnecki, Director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance:
4 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Poland could issue a USD benchmark bond in the first half of 2026, while returning to the euro market is also a possibility for the second part of the year, according to Karol Czarnecki, Director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance.
4 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on January 22 with Anna Hughes, CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management.
22 January 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Australia is likely to introduce new Treasury bond lines of around the 12-year point and may consider launching a new 30-year benchmark in the 2026-27 fiscal year, according to Anna Hughes, CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management.
22 January 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 11 December 2025 with Saskia Van Dun, Agent of the Dutch State Treasury Agency:
12 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The Dutch State Treasury Agency is “not very concerned” about the impact of the country’s pension reform on the long end of the curve, given mitigating factors and the fact that part of the effect has already been priced in, according to DSTA Agent Saskia van Dun.
12 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 4 December 2025 with Markus Stix, Managing Director in charge of markets at the Austrian Treasury.
4 December 2025
- Markus Stix, Austrian Treasury Managing Director: 2026 gross issuance seen €43–45bn vs. €45bn in 2025
- Stix: “We again aim for three euro syndications” in 2026
- Stix: Will be active in issuance in 1H26, but will keep “some powder dry for later”
- Stix: Open to opportunistic long-end issuance via taps of outstanding century bonds
- Stix: No plans to issue a new century bond in 2026
- Stix: New green bond via syndication in 2026 “one of many options”
- Stix: Would consider CHF market again to fund new green eligible expenditures
- Stix: No plans to add additional tenors to Bundesschatz program
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 24 November with Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at Finland’s State Treasury:
27 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Finland would consider issuing bonds in GBP, SEK and NOK if doing so were seen as cost-effective, according to Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at the State Treasury.
27 November 2025