EIB opens a new era of truly European bond issuance

EIB launches the first ever Eurozone Public Offering of Securities, “EPOS”, delivering advantages of growing European financial integration. The issue complies with ECB Standard 3 criteria for eligibility as collateral in Eurosystem monetary operations, and is marketed via a syndicate of strong retail banks, one from each country of the Eurozone, that together serve tens of millions of customers via thousands of bank outlets...