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German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has become the first borrower to issue an accredited green Schuldschein, leading the way for more deals to come.

Isbank reopened the senior market for Turkish financials in style on Wednesday with an oversubscribed deal that was priced tight to the issuer’s existing curve.

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is poised to make its debut in the international syndicated loan market with a $250m fundraising.

HSBC has promoted from within to head its wholesale banking business in Turkey.

The Republic of the Philippines is getting ready to meet investors to provide them an update on recent economic developments and performance.

The City of Paris was forced to widen pricing on a 15 year bond offering on Wednesday, with leads blaming the move on a rally in bonds that followed dovish comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday.

ChemChina will choose the banks to participate in the $20bn tranche of its Syngenta acquisition loan imminently, according to a banker close to the deal.

Russian software firm, Kaspersky Lab, is refinancing a credit facility with international banks and reducing the margin despite many Russian borrowers paying more for their loans.

Isbank emerged on Wednesday with the first senior deal from a Turkish financial borrower since last April.

Western Digital, the US maker of computer hard drives, has widened pricing on its $9.5bn loan package to entice reluctant lenders. The loan will back Western Digital’s $17bn acquisition of SanDisk.

Issuers have nipped into the euro market after Easter with some canny deals. Meanwhile the dollar market was watching US Federal Reserve chairperson, Janet Yellen, who on Tuesday said that the possibility of further rate hikes was “not a plan set in stone”.

Kia Motors Corp is ready to hit the road for a 144A/Reg S bond that could come to the market as early as mid April.