Crédit Agricole
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Municipality Finance is looking to publish its social bond framework this year ahead of a debut bond in the format, as it looks to extend its offering of socially responsible bonds. -
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo made its debut in Hong Kong dollars on Wednesday amid increasing tensions and unrest in the city.
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An undersupplied sterling bond market was on Wednesday given two new corporate deals to chew on: a £350m three year from carmaker BMW and a £250m no-grow eight year from UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Abertis Infraestructuras, the Spanish roll road operator, also offered a €1.3bn six and 10 year deal.
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Korea Development Bank (KDB) tapped the green investor base in Europe for its latest euro bond, achieving a record low funding cost and an unprecedented 0% coupon for a South Korean issuer.
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Austrian agency Asfinag won a big order book on Tuesday, allowing it to price 3bp tighter than guidance, in a 10 year tenor the issuer hasn't accessed since 2009. Municipality Finance and the German federal state of Lower Saxony will add to the euro SSA supply on Wednesday with a 10 year green bond and a seven year benchmark, respectively.
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US-based energy trading firm Castleton Commodities International has signed $2.775bn of loan facilities, with European banks making up a large part of the group.
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With emerging markets loan volumes half of what they were by this time last year, syndicate staff are facing job cuts and increased pressure to find ways to compete for what scraps of business there are. The battlegrounds will be pricing and covenants.
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A renewed appetite for risk was felt in Europe's corporate bond market this week, after US president Donald Trump appeared to have made overtures to the leaders of China and North Korea. Two issuers took advantage: Merck of Germany, with an acquisition financing, and ArcelorMittal, with a modest tap.
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Three public sector borrowers announced plans for new issues on Monday as issuers took advantage of a shift in sentiment following the G20 summit at the weekend.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank printed $900m of senior floating rate notes on Thursday, using the format for the second time this year. Although interest rates are expected to fall this year, investors seemed happy to commit funds to the product.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank has courted Taiwanese investors yet again, this time raising $900m from a Formosa bond.
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