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Kazakhstan released price guidance for 10 and 30 year bonds on Monday morning and expects to print the $2bn deal, eagerly anticipated for nearly a decade, later today. Bankers are expecting the absence of Russia from international bond markets this year to intensify demand.

Bangkok Airways Public Company took off for its Bt16.9bn ($527m) IPO on Monday, October 6, on a day that saw the Stock Exchange of Thailand Index dropped by 1.3%.

Chinese e-cigarette maker Kimree has filed for a $125m IPO on the Nasdaq, following in the footsteps of increasing numbers of Asiancompanies that are seeking a US listing.

Four issuers launched covered bonds from Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria this week. The transactions were all well subscribed and priced tightly but the greatest degree of price tension was seen in deals that are expected to be eligible for the European Central Bank’s purchase programme.

The lack of a securities lending market for green bonds could be stifling the ability of banks to make markets in the product, leaving the buyside struggling to pick up paper in secondaries, a leading investor told GlobalCapital this week. But on the primary side, green demand grows ever healthier, with another set of firsts from public sector borrowers on the way.

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A particularly poor third quarter has seen CEEMEA bond issuance dwindle to a third of the amount in the same period last year. With Russia and Ukraine all but shut out of the capital markets, bankers have also been faced with choppy markets and poorly performing new issues.

A pair of top quality issuers were the only borrowers in the sovereign, supranational and agency sector to get benchmarks away this week, as conditions that have been sizzlingly since the summer break showed signs of cooling.

A particularly poor third quarter has seen CEEMEA volumes down almost threefold from the same period last year. With Russia and Ukraine all but shut out of the capital markets, bankers have also been faced with choppy markets and poor performing new issues.

Third quarter earnings blackout and choppy credit markets ensured a sedate start to the month for FIG issuers after a deluge of supply in September.

In a week with no senior or subordinated issuance in euros, RSA Insurance and Suncorp-Metway took centre stage with sterling prints. Both financials were able to get successful deals away despite struggling with turbulent markets, though they did catch some flak for issuing in volatile conditions.

Bonds newly issued by Polish chemicals firm Synthos had traded down more than two cash points by early this week, with some bankers blaming the deal execution and warning that the trade might have hurt the chances of other Polish firms wanting to access the market. Bankers on the deal defended the sale, saying the issuer had set a very ambitious price target.