Strong Investor Demand Backs New IDA EUR 30-Year Global Benchmark Bond

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/10/08/strong-investor-demand-backs-new-ida-eur-30-year-global-benchmark-bond Strong Investor Demand Backs New IDA EUR 30-Year Global Benchmark Bond WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2026 - The International Development Association (IDA, Aaa/AAA), a member of the World Bank Group, today priced a EUR 1 billion 30-year Sustainable Development Bond that matures in October 2056. The transaction marks IDA's first EUR issuance of this fiscal year and its first EUR 30-year bond in global benchmark format. At EUR 1 billion, it is IDA's largest 30-year issuance and matches the longest maturity for IDA, from 2023.