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The Covid-19 outbreak has spurred at least one change for the better. Five banks have established dedicated ESG teams since the start of the pandemic to meet demand from clients committed to being more conscientious, writes David Rothnie.

Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (Apicorp) repriced its curve on Wednesday, printing a five year new issue 20bp inside where its outstanding 2023 notes had been trading.

Royal Bank of Scotland and ING were set on Wednesday to add to a recent run of dollar bond issuance from European banks, with some issuers having clocked up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets can offer.

Coöperatieve Rabobank launched a 10 year covered bond at a spread of 7bp over mid-swaps this week, leaving a small new issue concession for investors. The deal also underlined the recent recovery of credit spreads amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jerome Kemp, global head of futures, clearing and collateral at Citi, and a leading figure in the derivatives clearing market, has retired after 36 years in the industry.

Mapletree Industrial Trust raised S$410m ($295.4m) on Tuesday after strong demand enabled the Reit to boost the size of a placement.

Agence Française de Développement printed a €1bn tap on Tuesday, while Fondo de Amortisacion del Deficit Electrico (FADE) landed €1.2bn at five years.

Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (Apicorp) was in the market on Tuesday for a five year benchmark bond, having mandated for the deal in April.

Zhen Ding Technology Holding tapped the equity-linked market on Monday with a zero coupon convertible bond.

UniCredit opened books on Tuesday for what could be its last capital transaction of the year. The bank favoured the dollar market for its new tier two, having sold a senior transaction in euros only last week.

Mapletree Industrial Trust is looking to raise at least S$350m ($251.5m) from an issue of primary units.

Electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) rode on the coattails of the Indonesian sovereign’s dollar bond sale to raise $1.5bn this week.