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  • In this round-up, Macau RMB deposits and cross-border RMB trade settlement fall in February, ICBC launches RMB clearing in Thailand, the Shanghai FTZ expands four-fold, and Kenya hopes to become the RMB hub in Africa.
  • Investec brought a touch of emerging markets to the sterling FIG market on Monday, launching a seven year deal as bankers talk up the currency against euros.
  • Supranational lender Africa Finance Corp’s Wednesday debut was a “massive exercise in price discovery,” said bankers on the trade. But one that ended with the right spread and an increased deal size on the back of strong demand.
  • FirstRand on Thursday printed a $500m bond with a spread of 100bp or less over the Republic of South Africa, with the order book for the deal having closed at $1.9bn.
  • FirstRand has launched its $500m bond at with a spread of less than 100bp over the Republic of South Africa, with the order book for the deal having closed at $1.9bn.
  • Supranational lender Africa Finance Corp’s Wednesday debut was a “massive exercise in price discovery,” said bankers on the trade. But one that ended with the right spread and an increased deal size on the back of strong demand.