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Kommunalbanken is readying a five year bond in what will be the first dollar benchmark in the tenor for three weeks. Meanwhile, European Investment Bank priced a more conservative three year bond.

Argentina’s government reopened negotiations with holdout creditors on Monday after securing a $5bn loan from seven global banks last week.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi has mandated six banks for investor meetings starting February 8.

Türk Eximbank issued a $500m five year bond on Monday, commanding a $1.09bn book and bringing hope to syndicate officials that more deals from the country may follow.

Lippo Karawaci has completed an early exchange offer to repurchase its outstanding notes as part of a debt management exercise. The result shows that the firm has come close to what it was expected to raise with the bond swap.

Citi UAE has brought in Elissar Farah Antonios as its new chief executive officer.

Turk Eximbank (Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi) has released initial price thoughts for the first Turkish bond of the year at 425bp area over mid-swaps.

The Republic of Indonesia has chosen five banks to work on a dollar sukuk to be sold in the first quarter of the year.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) funded itself more cheaply with a 15 year covered bond than it did with a five year this week. It followed Swedish Covered Bond Corporation (SCBC) which issued at the same spread as earlier deals despite a market widening.

KfW and the European Investment Bank nipped in with one-day executions on Thursday, raising €1bn apiece in what has been a turbulent week.

Postal Savings Bank of China has selected five banks to lead its jumbo $15bn IPO, which is set to become the largest listing in Hong Kong in five years.

A $250m loan for Fiat’s Indian arm has attracted large commitments from four lenders and is due to close soon.