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Daimler, the German car maker, on Monday issued into a sterling market that remains stable despite the ripples from this year's shock Brexit vote.

Crédit Agricole looks set to issue its first ever senior non-preferred bond this month, after Sapin II was finally passed into French law on December 11.

Four local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) ventured into the debt market last Friday, raising a combined $615m. The high yield issuers flocked out to take advantage of regulatory approvals that will expire at the end of the year.

Local government financing vehicles from China brought out a parade of deals on Friday, with issuers including those from Jiangsu and Shanxi fighting for investors' attention in the Asia ex-Japan debt capital markets.

Crédit Agricole announced a mandate for the first ever senior non-preferred bond on Thursday, in a move that confirmed French banks are very keen to start issuing in the format.

Goldman Sachs printed a $3bn trade on Thursday to push dollar FIG issuance to an all-time high.

BNP Paribas has hired Harsh Agarwal from Credit Suisse, adding the new arrival to its corporate DCM team.

Greenyard, the Belgian fruit and vegetable producer, priced a €125m convertible bond on Thursday as part of a wider refinancing package to save it more than €15m a year of funding costs.

Apollo-owned French glass maker Verallia launched a €1.375bn term loan refinancing with a lender call on Thursday afternoon, its first deal since its failed €500m pay-if-you-can dividend recap offering in October.

Bank Negara Indonesia is wrapping up a $750m borrowing with nine mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, returning to the loan market after a two year break. As liquidity is still abundant, the borrower is raising its biggest syndicated deal, with bankers saying that government backed names from the country will remain popular. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

VietJet Aviation is set to seal Vietnam’s largest domestic IPO as it heads towards the end of its management roadshow. It is giving international investors a rare opportunity to buy stock thanks to its decision to use a Reg S structure, with more privately-owned companies expected to follow suit. Jonathan Breen reports.

The first official list shows that investors have been keen to gain access to the China interbank bond market (CIBM). This is only the start with banks reporting strong demand from asset managers, while regulators are working hard to facilitate further inflows.