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The Province of Alberta printed its first ever euro bond on Wednesday, opting to follow its compatriot Ontario in attacking the sweet spot for investors at seven years.

China SCE Property Holdings and Powerlong Real Estate Holdings paid up to complete their dollar bonds on Tuesday, but the new issue premiums were widely expected by bankers.

A trio of euro borrowers picked up a combined €8.5bn on Tuesday, seemingly without testing the limits of demand in the market.

In an action not seen for years, a would-be Schuldschein issuer has been forced to withdraw its transaction when investors refused to participate, even after the lead bank offered much more attractive pricing terms.

HNA, the Chinese conglomerate, has postponed the flotation of Swissport, the Swiss air freight handling company, citing unfavourable market conditions.

Once again, Deutsche Bank is at a crossroads. After a tough few years, it is still strong enough to fight back in global investment banking. New CEO Christian Sewing will decide whether it does. He seems rational and determined, but does he have the stomach for the battle?

Egypt paid a generous spread to access euros on Monday, during a volatile day for emerging market assets.

Saudi and Qatar look to be printing jumbo bonds this week, but the timing of both in the same few days after so many months of waiting is prompting chatter about which sovereign has caused the traffic jam and whether political machinations are behind it.

A group of 23 banks opened syndication for Tata Steel’s $1.86bn dual-currency facility on Monday, but only after the deal went through numerous changes on its way to the market.

EM syndicate bankers have said that primary market activity in Latin America is set to pick up this week after Panamá printed the first investment grade sovereign deal from the region since January.

Deutsche Bank looks set to retain its commitment to its corporate finance business after new CEO Christian Sewing instigated a review of the investment bank amid calls for a change in strategy.

CEVA Logistics, the Swiss logistics and freight company, will provide Europe’s choppy IPO market with its first big test of investor sentiment since before the Easter holidays, having filed an intention to float document on Monday.