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Brazilian meatpacker Marfrig's bonds have traded up half a percentage point across the curve, according to one Latin American bond trader, after the company announced it would buy back up to $125m of its 2017s and 2021s.

The world’s largest pork processor WH Group, or formerly known as Shuanghui International, now has a record 28 banks working on its jumbo $5bn-$6bn IPO, according to bankers on the transaction.

Bank issuance from Poland and Abu Dhabi has kept CEEMEA bond supply going this week, while Mexico’s Cemex tapped the euro and dollar markets.

The $410m loan for Gallant Venture has received commitments from a group of 15 lenders so far, with more still waiting to obtain their final approvals.

Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp signed its $1.275bn fundraising on Friday, March 20, a deal that saw a group of 19 banks piling in during syndication.

Hong Kong’s stuttering IPO market is set for a much needed boost after Chinese technology company Baioo Family Interactive started marketing its HK$1.84bn ($237m) transaction on Wednesday offering investors the chance to move away from some of the recent disappointments in the city.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Evan Goldstein as global head of renminbi services in what is a newly-created position at the firm. The bank said that the move was in response to what it said was a surge in demand from clients for renminbi services as the internationalisation of the currency continued to gain momentum.

Glencore Xstrata launched a dual tranche seven and 12 year euro bond today, as so many industrial blue chips have done in recent weeks.

Airbus Group, also known as the European Aeronautical, Defence and Space Co, was cheered today by investors on its return to the euro bond market for the first time for five years.

Dealogic figures for the first quarter show IPO revenues booming, up 61% from last year, but overall investment banking fees dwindling to $15.5bn, down 18% on the year, as DCM, loans and M&A all fell short of last year.

Saudi Electricity Co will aim for 4% pricing or tighter on a 10 year sukuk, said prospective investors on Tuesday as the utility company hit the road for a dollar benchmark deal.

Zambia has its work cut out on a seven day roadshow that starts on Thursday. The sovereign is planning a second dollar Eurobond, but will have to convince investors it has a solution to its deteriorating finances in order to avoid offering a hefty yield, said analysts.