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Islamic Development Bank took €1bn out of the euro market on Wednesday, as it made its green sukuk debut with investors.

Thailand’s state-owned PTT Exploration and Production Public Co ended a two-year hiatus from the offshore bond market this week with a $650m deal, taking advantage of the low rate environment to extend its maturity profile to 40 years.

China deepened its dollar debt curve on Tuesday with a $6bn jumbo bond. With its biggest dollar deal yet, the sovereign has set a new benchmark for issuers from the country.

HSBC’s anticipated cuts to its global banking and markets (GBM) division may make sense. But they will not be easy to pull off smoothly.

Electricité de France attracted huge demand for a €500m hybrid capital bond issue on Tuesday, as the continued grinding tighter of corporate bond spreads meant subordinated bonds enjoyed solid demand from investors.

Chinese power company SDIC Power Holdings is moving forward with its plan to list global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange to fund global expansion and its clean energy drive.

Volkswagen Financial Services returned to the sterling bond market on Tuesday, after hitting the market twice over the summer.

Grenke priced an additional tier one (AT1) bond on Tuesday, enjoying strong appetite from domestic investors. The German lender raised €75m, an additional €25m compared with the expected size.

Islamic Development Bank on Tuesday came to investors with a benchmark five year deal, two weeks after announcing its intention to issue a green sukuk in the euro market.

TMB Bank Public Co has sealed a $400m Basel III-compliant additional tier one bond. The rarity of the Thai deal made price discovery tricky.

Citi has hired two senior real estate focused bankers from HSBC, adding them to its investment banking team in Hong Kong.

German family-owned tissue and toilet paper manufacturer Wepa is marketing €550m of senior secured notes with an intention to extend maturities and slash interest expenses. It is following a number of other double-B issuers in to the market.