Does the World Bank customize its debt products to the requirements of individual institutional investors?
Yes. Many of the structured notes, but recently also plain vanilla bonds, issued by the World Bank are designed to meet the particular needs of individual, generally institutional investors that approach the World Bank either directly or through an underwriter. These customized notes are tailored to respond to the specific asset and liability management requirements of major investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and other asset managers. Turn-around time for new issuance of such notes by our in-house teams ranges from a few hours to a few days. Discount notes issued by the World Bank also respond to the particular needs of investors with respect to settlement date, amount, and maturity.
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