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Sweden began a series of calls with investors on Wednesday as it prepares to issue its highly anticipated inaugural green bond through syndication later this month.

ABN Amro has become the 18th bank to call an additional tier one (AT1) in 2020, as refinancing conditions continue to improve, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

China Jianyin Investment (JIC) and Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Industrial Investment Group were among two Mainland Chinese companies to sell dollar bonds on Thursday.

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The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has enjoyed a successful sophomore effort in the bond market, printing £250m of 40 year paper for Lancashire County Council.

US food and commodities firm Archer-Daniels-Midland Co has tapped the equity capital markets for the first time in more than a decade, using a concurrent block of Wilmar International shares and an exchangeable bond — with the same underlying stock — to raise $850m. Jonathan Breen reports.

The International Finance Corporation has mandated banks to lead a 10 year dollar bond in what will be the fourth public sector borrower to sell a bond in this part of the curve this week.

The UK Municipal Bonds Agency is in the market with a £250m no-grow 40 year bond on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Initial price thoughts indicate the yield will be substantially below the rate charged by the government's Public Works Loans Board — the usual source of finance for councils.

German electricity company RWE has sold €2bn of stock to fund its long term ambition to grow its renewable energy capacity, via one of the largest block trades this year.

KfW opened up a window for 10 year dollar bonds in the public sector market on Tuesday amid a rise in long-dated US Treasury yields with two more borrowers hoping to find similar success in the tenor on Wednesday.

Santander UK has been quick to price a new deal in the US dollar market after its results, making a saving over the funding levels on offer in euros or sterling.

Metals and mining firm Vedanta Resources’ $1.4bn bond this week took it one step closer to the planned delisting of a subsidiary. But the company took an unusual approach to the deal — a rare bond outing for a take-private in Asia — by offering investors a secured and callable amortising bond. Morgan Davis reports.