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The UK's Football Association has signed a £300m refinancing agreement with banks to replace a previous facility it used to build Wembley Stadium.

Santander and BBVA both looked to the dollar market to secure senior funding on Tuesday amid a bare session for European FIG issuance.

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) priced a landmark transaction this week, raising approximately $1bn from a dual-currency, triple-tranche bond. Not only was this China’s first financial green bond, but ABC was also the second bank from the country to sell notes in London in as many days, setting the stage for president Xi Jingping’s visit to the UK next week. Rev Hui reports.

A European agency is set to bring what will be the first dollar benchmark of the week from a public sector borrower, after mandating banks for a deal on Tuesday.

Reports that Barclays is preparing to appoint former senior JP Morgan investment banker James "Jes" Staley to the post of CEO should be welcomed by the bank's creditors.

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi is applying to the country’s capital markets board for authorisation to issue an international covered bond of up to €2bn, but the deal’s future likely hinges on the outcome of Turkey’s elections, said bankers close to the deal.

China is boosting its capital markets collaboration with the UK with Agricultural Bank of China launching a dual-currency, triple-tranche bond on October 13. It would be the second Chinese lender to sell notes in London in as many days, and its offering will also mark the country’s first financial green bond.

Sorgente Res, the real estate group, has pulled its planned Milan listing, having been dissatisfied with “the quantity and quality of the demand”.

Barclays has announced that it has promoted its former head of FIG EMEA to the post of chief strategy officer at the investment bank.

Banks are grasping at private opportunities throughout their capital curves in search of a safe and affordable source of funding, as a volatile public market proves too rich for bank treasurers' blood and funding costs. Jonathan Breen reports.

Electricité de France this week delivered a lesson in execution and timing as it hoovered up pent up demand for paper as corporate America skulked in earnings blackout amid perkier market conditions.

The European Investment Bank brought a benchmark that public sector bankers hope can bring some stabilisation to the dollar market, as another supranational eyed up a potential new source of demand.