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China Three Gorges Corp, CCB Leasing and 361 Degrees International are looking to take advantage of a tight window to get their dollar fundraisings out of the way ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen on Friday.

ICBC continued its debt-raising spree on Monday, with the New York branch becoming the third of the lender’s units to sell a bond this month. But while the deal resonated well with Chinese bank treasuries, signs of investor fatigue are starting to appear.

The City of Buenos Aires is set to issue a new 11 year amortiser on Tuesday after announcing initial price thoughts that will make it the tightest of all the recent sub-sovereigns to have issued in Argentina.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are supporting Bayer’s $62bn bid for American agribusiness giant Monsanto and more banks are working on a loan for the deal, according to two bankers.

Bayer could be preparing to issue one of the five biggest rights issues ever, and the largest by a non-bank company, as part of the financing for its $62bn bid for Monsanto, the US agricultural chemicals and bio-engineering business.

Axis Bank is on track for its debut green bond, marking the third dollar green offering to be sold by an Indian borrower.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group successfully priced its first international green bond on Thursday, keeping the momentum going for the asset class in China. The issuer opted for a standby letter of credit from Bank of China’s London branch in a bid to attract investors and cut its funding costs.

In this round-up, China's central bank appoints a new deputy governor, first foreign banks with direct access to China’s onshore foreign exchange market are named, the first RMB certificates of deposits (CDs) settle in the US, and eight new RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) licences. Plus, a recap of our stories this week.

Latin America bond bankers put on brave faces after Petrobras’ return to bond markets soured when its new 10 year traded down as much as five points just two days after pricing. Oliver West reports.

The City of Buenos Aires is set to sell up to $890m of bonds as soon as Tuesday as it looks to take advantage of what one Buenos Aires-based banker described investors as “drunk” on Argentina risk.

A remarkable week for public sector dollar issuance could lead into an even more impressive spell, after the release of hawkish US Federal Reserve minutes moved the 10 year part of the curve tantalisingly close to borrowers’ grasps. Craig McGlashan reports.

There was a steady stream of sterling deals in the supranational and agency market this week, amid confidence that volumes will keep up until the UK’s referendum on European Union membership is imminent.