Banks

Agrofert, the agricultural and industrial firm from Czechia, has entered the Schuldschein market in search of debt.

The Autonomous Community of Andalusia has mandated banks for what Dealogic data shows is its first syndication since May 2011.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and KfW mandated banks on Tuesday for euro issues at opposite ends of the curve.

High yield rated UK supermarket chain Tesco has launched a new bond with investment grade style features to fund tender offers for eight outstanding bonds, just days after a recent rating upgrade from Fitch Ratings.

Turkey is in the market for a five year dollar benchmark — its first trip to international capital markets since it was plunged into financial crisis by US sanctions earlier this year.

The Bank of England will steer banks and insurers to think seriously about climate change. This is great news in itself. But what will count is how far the Bank is willing to push them.

Bank of Nova Scotia took full advantage of a respite in hitherto volatile market conditions and an expected secondary market spread widening to issue the largest euro covered bond from a non-European issuer this year on Tuesday — and paid a slim new issue premium to boot.

UK power company Drax has signed bridge financing for a £702m acquisition of assets from Iberdrola, as the Spanish company shifts away from traditional energy sources.

Burkhard Balz, a member of Deutsche Bundesbank’s executive board, warned on Monday that certain tools to support struggling banks, such as precautionary recapitalisation and liquidity provision, should be used sparingly.

Commerzbank enjoyed a smooth execution for its first green bond on Tuesday, having found a clear window to issue amid recently volatile market conditions.

In less than 24 hours Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto Dominion have almost doubled the volume of Canadian dollar covered bonds issued this year. And with the cost of funding being cheaper than euro covered bonds and half senior unsecured, others may be tempted to follow.

The loan market is weighing up the consequences of the disappearance and plausible murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist who had criticised the regime.