EGB FUNDING UPDATE: DFA Sees E500bln+ Funding Requirements
DFA (German DMO) sees "federal government's financing requirements will amount to E500bln annually in the coming years and are set to rise even further" according to an interview in newspaper FAZ. For comparison, German 2024 gross issuance for the federal core budget (excl. special funds) stood at E381.8bln. The figure does not come as a surprise given the ongoing fiscal easing in the country.
Some key highlights from the interview below:
Q: Are there already [funding] plans for 2026?
A: We are currently working on that. We will publish our issuance plans for 2026 in December. We had the highest financing volume in 2023, when the federal government sold bonds worth €500 billion. That is the order of magnitude we expect to see in borrowing over the next few years.
Q :So you expect new federal securities worth €500 billion annually over the next five years?
A: Diemer: Yes, and this figure may even increase slightly. We definitely expect financing requirements to grow over the next few years.
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PACE:
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- Bund: 15%.
- Bobl: 16%.
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higher prices for foodstuffs and metals. Increased costs were passed on by manufacturers to clients wherever possible via a
rise in output charges. The rate of inflation was also modest despite rising to the highest level in five months."
