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Israel Chemicals, a leading global specialty minerals and chemicals company, has named leads for a rare long dollar deal, combined with a tender offer.

Peking University Founder Group, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and BOC Aviation came out with floating rate deals on Monday as the format continues to find favour among investors.

HSBC took home $6bn from a callable bond issuance on Thursday, after Barclays opened the callable market for jumbo Yankee issuers earlier in the week.

GlaxoSmithKline added to the crush of red hot dollar bond supply this week, as borrowers began a spring stampede to lock in funding ahead of a likely rate rise next month.

The project company widening London's orbital motorway is set to refinance a roughly £1bn syndicated loan with public bonds in the coming weeks.

The Bank of England avoided bringing any surprises before the UK Debt Management Office sells its first syndication of the 2018-19 financial year next week as it kept its base rate on hold on Thursday. But some analysts are warning that investors may be overconfident of a hike later this year.

African Export-Import Bank is setting off on a dollar roadshow to market a benchmark, Reg S dollar bond with a tenor of five to seven years.

A long-awaited civil settlement with the US Department of Justice this week could prove to be a boon for Royal Bank of Scotland, which has had the risk of heavy fines looming over it for some time.

Barclays has continued to beef up its corporate broking presence, a central plank of its UK growth strategy, by recruiting Deutsche Bank’s former head of corporate broking.

Commercial Bank of Qatar has become the first Qatari bank to mandate for a bond following the successful sovereign return in April, and much is riding on its success.

After four years away from the high yield market, UK North Sea operator Ithaca Energy was back with a bond refinancing deal this week, as European oil and gas issuance runs well ahead of last year’s pace.

Barclays has named veteran prime broker and ex-Credit Suisse executive Matt Pecot as head of equities for Asia Pacific.