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Bank of China has racked up another first with the inaugural green covered bond from the mainland. The deal’s unique structure garnered international attention, supporting the country's pursuit of leadership in green bonds.

Bank Muscat is preparing to refinance a $600m loan maturing in April next year and will likely aim to raise the same amount with its new facility, said one banker.

Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities Co and VPower Group International Holdings seem unfazed by any market mayhem that may follow the US presidential election, as both prepare to launch $300m Hong Kong IPOs on Thursday this week.

Citi has promoted its Turkey CEO into a broader role of EMEA head of non-presence countries.

Bank of China grabbed market attention on Thursday with the inaugural green covered bond from the Mainland. The deal’s unique structure garnered international attention, supporting the country's pursuit of green bond leadership.

Government agency Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (Suuti) has offloaded a part of its stake in conglomerate Larsen & Toubro via an accelerated bookbuild, raising Rp19.8bn ($296.7m).

PNB Housing Finance and Varun Beverages priced their respective IPOs in India at the top of the range this week, fetching Rp41.1bn ($616.9m) between them.

Leveraged buyout activity in Central and Eastern Europe is gaining momentum, driven by a few jumbo deals pushing for terms and pricing more commonly seen in Western European markets. For some local banks, the conditions are too tough to compete.

A shift of momentum in the US presidential race has sent tremors through derivatives markets this week, with equity implied volatility ramping up, credit index spreads widening and the Mexican peso slumping against the dollar.

October’s $500bn deal bonanza may have been the biggest monthly total for over a decade but global M&A actually peaked a year ago, writes David Rothnie.

Bank of China’s highly anticipated green covered bond launched Thursday, with books growing quickly in the first few hours.

Banks are preparing finance packages for the leveraged buyout of Romanian retail chain Profi, with the loans likely to price almost as tightly as deals from western Europes, according to one banker.