World Bank (AAA/Aaa) printed A$600 million (US$438.3 million) in a new, five-year Kangaroo bond on January 5. The transaction was upsized from a launch volume of A$300 million and priced flat to guidance of 42 basis points over semi-quarterly swap. According to KangaNews data, World Bank was most recently in the Kangaroo market in December last year when it added A$75 million to its 2031-maturity line. This transaction priced at 47 basis points over semi-quarterly swap.