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Russian potash producer Uralkali hit the market on Tuesday, tightening pricing on a $500m bond issue, the borrower's first international deal since 2013. DCM bankers are confident Russian issuance will continue to fill the market throughout the fourth quarter, as Norilsk Nickel began a roadshow.

Investors pounced on the opportunity to buy a bond with a positive yield in the euro market by KfW on Tuesday. Elsewhere, the Asian Development Bank drew strong demand to sell its biggest ever green bond in euros following its debut in 2018.

Three issuers spanning the CEEMEA region released initial guidance for dollar deals on Tuesday morning in London — one each from Russia, Abu Dhabi and Togo. All three bonds are expected to be printed later on Tuesday.

The euro SSA market kicked off this week with KfW targeting the long end and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hitting screens for a 10 year euro green bond — its third syndicated bond in as many currencies in just a few days.

UBI Banca launched a €500m non-preferred senior bond this week, supported by orders of €1.4bn at peak, but it had to pay a new issue premium, according to a FIG banker.

Crédit Agricole launched a non-preferred senior bond on Monday in green format, attracting investors who put in over €2.3bn of orders at guidance.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raised $1bn from two Libor-linked floating rate notes (FRNs) at record tight levels, a day after its peer Bank of China paid up to issue Asia’s first dollar floater tied to a new benchmark.

Enel, the Italian power and gas company that is the first, and only, issuer of bonds with sustainability-linked coupons, proved this week that the structure appeals to European green-minded investors, by raising €2.5bn at a spread several basis points tighter than it could have achieved with a normal bond. Jon Hay and Mike Turner report.

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The International Development Association made a huge splash this week with its first euro benchmark. The supranational is aiming to carve out a large and diversified funding programme consisting of various currencies and private placements.

Bank of China broke new ground for Asia this week with the region’s first floating rate bond linked to the secured overnight financing rate (Sofr). But a host of challenges around payment calculations and liquidity mean other issuers will be slower to embrace this new benchmark. Addison Gong reports.

The International Development Association (IDA) priced its debut euro benchmark around 5bp wider than its sister issuer, the World Bank, according to the leads.