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Martin Hibbert, head of debt capital markets origination for the CEEMEA region at Deutsche Bank, appears to have left the firm.

The Republic of Albania has released initial price thoughts on a euro denominated five year Eurobond.

Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon is seeking a fundraising of up to $200m, returning to loans after a two year absence. But while the borrower is approaching lenders at a time when they are very liquid, it may struggle to woo new banks, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

CMS loses deputy CEO in HK — Deutsche ECM banker quits — Moss makes DCM return at Nomura

Several of Europe’s largest banks, including Santander and Credit Suisse, have been raising equity capital this year to satisfy regulators. But FIG ECM specialists believe this is coming to an end. Taking its place will be the re-privatisations of nationalised banks, and on the horizon, a return of mergers among banks. Olivier Holmey reports.

It’s not just financial institutions wrestling with extra layers of regulatory complexity. As the banking system moves from bail-out to bail-in, the buyside is finding it increasingly difficult to make investment decisions. What do investors really think about bank debt? Tyler Davies reports.

China’s cross-border interbank payment system (CIPS), launched on October 8, is revolutionising the way payments are made and received in RMB across the globe. The system is just in its first phase, but as it expands its reach, the role of offshore RMB clearing banks will be called into question.

Oberthur Technologies, the French smart cards maker, indefinitely postponed its IPO on Wednesday, blaming poor market conditions.

Edag, a German company that specialises in providing engineering services to the car industry, started investor education on Wednesday for a Frankfurt IPO.

Angola opened books on a long awaited Eurobond on Wednesday morning with price thoughts that instantly caused disagreement among debt bankers away from the deal.

Market sentiment improved towards the back of last week when some pipelined deals burst into the market, and that sentiment has continued to improve in the early throes of this week.

Two CEEMEA sovereigns jumped into the bond market this week with breakthrough trades and three other issuers have mandated, lining November up to be one of the busiest months of the year for this market.