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Samantha Huggins has joined BTIG, in the latest hire by the firm for its equities team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Ukraine was set to issue a highly anticipated bond on Wednesday, having started pricing with what some experts called "impressive" initial price thoughts. The deal follows one from Poland, which secured three year money at a negative yield in euros on Tuesday.

Royal Vopak, the Dutch oil and gas storage company, is marketing senior and subordinated private placements, according to market sources.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Hikma, a Jordanian company listed in London, hit screens this week, raking in cash and proving appetite for credits along the rating spectrum.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised some eyebrows with an aggressive spread for its three year dollar benchmark, but the issuer was able to pull in enough demand to print $500m more than anticipated.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Italian-American crossover-rated car company, launched €3.5bn of bonds into the market on Tuesday, days after its Italian arm had agreed €6.3bn of bailout funds guaranteed by Italy.

Berlin Hyp left ‘a little bit on the table’ with its new green covered bond on Tuesday. The trade was followed by deal announcements from Kookmin Bank and Sparebank Vest Boligkreditt, both looking to issue in sustainable format.

Assicurazioni Generali and Uniqa Insurance are each looking at selling tier two capital from their green bond frameworks, using a quieter period in the new issue markets to explore more complicated and multi-faceted transactions.

Akbank, the top tier Turkish bank, approached investors for a dollar benchmark bond on Tuesday. The deal comes amid expectations that emerging market investors have finally opened up for corporate and financial institution issuance.

BMW Automotive Finance, a frequent issuer in China’s onshore auto ABS market, is gearing up for its second securitization deal of the year. This time around, the German automaker has shortened the usual one year revolving portion to just a month.

The Republic of Poland on Tuesday launched a three year euro bond, while Ukraine mandated banks for a 12 year dollar benchmark. Though bankers say the window is finally open for emerging market corporate issuance, there remains robust appetite for govvie debt.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hit screens with a $1bn three year on Monday.