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Banistmo, the Panamanian lender owned by Bancolombia, sold its first ever international bond on Tuesday, offering a pick-up to the curve of its peer Banco General.

Emerging markets cable and mobile group Millicom International Cellular will look to price a $500m 10 year non-call five bond on Wednesday, according to bankers close to the deal.

Three borrowers came to market for dollar paper on Tuesday and another hit screens announcing a transaction on Wednesday, as bankers reported strong conditions in the currency.

Moody’s Investors Service has appointed Vishal Damani as head of US intermediaries in its relationship management team, a newly created position. Damani had a similar role at Fitch Ratings.

Chinese online luxury product retailer Secoo Holding has launched an IPO of American Depository Shares that could raise up to $114.8m.

A hefty back-up in US Treasuries did not stop Chilean oil company Enap clinching its longest ever bond issue on Monday, offering what bankers off the deal saw as a single digit new issue premium.

Peruvian plastic packaging company San Miguel Industrias could return to bond markets on Tuesday after announcing initial price thoughts for a new dollar denominated deal.

Financial markets in the US reacted with relief today, as the devastation wrought in Florida by Hurricane Irma may be less bad than feared a few days ago. Most large US institutions affected ought to be financially strong enough to withstand the losses — but there could be heavy economic damage for people and businesses not covered by insurance.

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever printed the fifth sterling corporate bond deal in three days on Monday. The £500m dual tranche deal offered investors seven and 12 year tenors.

A new name for the SSA market hit screens on Monday, picking three banks to run a dollar five year transaction. The borrower will share the market with dollar trades from Dexia Crédit Local and Finland.

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Christopher Giancarlo on Monday reemphasised his commitment to global regulators' mutual recognition of foreign clearing house (CCP) supervisory regimes, without forcing “identical implementation”.

The Brazilian Monetary Authority (CMN) has published a covered bond regulatory framework which paves the way for the country’s five largest lenders to press ahead with deals. Though the move is credit positive for banks, they are unlikely to issue in euros in the near term.