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NL Financial Investments, the organisation that handles the Dutch state’s shareholdings, has selected eight investment banks as bookrunners and co-lead managers for ABN Amro’s highly anticipated flotation.

One of the biggest borrowers in the public sector capital markets is gearing up to test demand in the belly of the euro curve, two days after a less than ecstatic investor response to a 10 year from Finland.

Aleksander Azarnov is joining LetterOne, a private equity group chaired by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, the owner of Alfa Group.

Public sector benchmark issuance snapped back after extreme volatility in credit and equity markets early this week, but bankers are concerned about the depth of demand in the currency.

Finland priced a €3bn 10 year deal a day after global markets were rocked by a big sell-off in Chinese equities. But the investor response to the deal had some bankers saying the issuer should have waited.

Two rare issuers announced plans to issue euro debt on Tuesday, with Swisscom mandating for its third ever deal and Pentair hiring banks for a possible debut in the currency.

WTI crude oil’s slide to below $40 last week sent Ecuador’s bonds plummeting as economists predicted more pain for the Andean nation.

Swedish Export Credit Corporation had to brave turbulent conditions on Friday to wrap up a flurry of dollar benchmarks from public sector issuers this week.

Tata Power's subsidiary Khopoli Investments is making a quick return to the loan market, mandating six lenders to arrange a $300m refinancing.

More currency volatility and a shaky stock market may look scary, but the trend for foreign ownership of Chinese securities is up. Standing at just 2% of the Chinese market, further reforms can only boost the quota of Chinese equities and bonds in global portfolios, according to banks and asset managers.

The dollar pipeline for SSAs showed no signs of closing on Thursday, as an agency mandated, a supranational printed, and bankers suggested that next week will be even busier.

The European Investment Bank opened up a new line in its Climate Awareness Bond product on Thursday.And despite paying little or no new issue premium was able to increase the deal’s size.