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Unédic and NRW.Bank are planning to issue their first ever social bonds. The proceeds of Unédic's bond will go towards providing support for the French state unemployment package.

High grade corporate bond investors showed few signs of fatigue on Wednesday, as deals commanded comfortable oversubscription, despite the flurry of issues in recent days.

Mamoura Diversified Global Holdings took full advantage of fast-building momentum behind Gulf issuers on Tuesday, when it printed a $4bn triple tranche trade that won $23bn of orders.

High grade corporates filled the primary bond market again on Wednesday, with issuance levels this week looking likely to hit almost €20bn on the back of record weekly European Central Bank bond buying.

Europe’s high grade corporate bond market pumped out deals on Tuesday, with some defensive issuers managing to print inside fair value while some of the day’s more esoteric picks had to pay up even for short maturity debt.

Public sector borrowers found plenty of demand as they hit the market with dollar deals across the curve on Tuesday. With robust demand and a favourable basis swap for euro funders, more issuers have lined up deals in the currency to follow.

Saudi Aramco has closed a $10bn loan, according to bankers near the deal. The loan — the largest signed in the Middle East so far this year — comes amid a drop in oil prices, which has sent borrowers in the Gulf hunting for financing.

Mining company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) battled weakening fundamentals and financial troubles at its state-owned peers to raise $2.5bn from a triple-tranche bond on Monday.

Santander has surged to the front rank of the EMEA syndicated loan market since the coronavirus crisis began — the bank made a deliberate strategic push.

Eni saw chunky demand for the first Italian corporate bond sold since the coronavirus pandemic hit markets in March, but it had to pay up over its curve compered to oil industry peers from outside Italy.

Five public sector borrowers are marketing dollar bonds across the curve kicking off what it is expected to be a busy week in the currency.

Eurofima, the supranational institution that finances European rolling stock, is planning to bring a euro green bond with a 10 year maturity. The European Stability Mechanism kicked off the euro supranational bond market this week with a €1.5bn tap on Monday to complete its benchmark funding needs for the quarter.