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On Tuesday, Deutsche Bahn returned to the sterling bond market for the first time in nearly four years. The state-owned German railway company printed a £300m eight year deal, achieving tighter pricing than it would have in euros.

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda) has been forced to hold off on its plans to sell a green Masala bond due to new regulatory approval requirements.

The euro market for public sector borrowers looks set to kick back into action after a quiet last week, with a pair of big borrowers mandating for trades to come on Tuesday.

Different countries treat their banks differently, but rarely has that been clearer than last week. The week closed with Italy agreeing to hand Intesa a fat cheque, a free option and state blessing to consolidate its hold on the banking system. The UK, though, started criminal prosecution of its own ‘national champion’, with the Serious Fraud Office unveiling its fraud allegations against Barclays.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten has raised £150m with a tap of a March 2022 line, ahead of more supply in the currency next week, according to a BNG funding official.

India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone fought rocky markets on Thursday afternoon in Asia to seal a 10 year and one month $500m bond.

Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group is seeking €300m from a seven year bullet.

British Telecommunications and Coentreprise de Transport d’Electricité launched triple tranche bond deals on Tuesday, with demand skewed towards the longer tranches.

Compass Group, the UK food service company, offered investors a choice of main courses on Monday, combining a €750m seven year bond with a £300m 12 year. Demand was plentiful for both and the new issue premiums were minimal.

Reckitt Benckiser racked up $16bn in orders as it printed a four tranche bond to fund its purchase of US baby food maker Mead Johnson in an otherwise subdued week for corporate issuers in the US.

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane was the only issuer in the corporate bond market on Thursday. The Italian railway operator's eight year €1bn deal followed a European roadshow last week and took a similar path to other deals this week.

South Africa-based media group Naspers is looking to add to what has been the busiest month for African issuance since July 2014 but an oil-related sell-off this week suggests that the company may have missed the golden window.