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Equity capital market bankers are finding it hard to feel optimistic about this quarter. By close last night, European stocks had already fallen 8.8% so far this year, and few deals had been launched.

The Province of British Columbia (BC) has announced price guidance for its upcoming Panda bond, which is set to go live on Thursday.

Bank of Communications Hong Kong showed that the year's volatile start is no problem for some issuers, bringing a $500m bond this week, which was driven by Chinese bank money. Bankers lauded the trade as BoCom pulled in a six times covered book without having to pay up.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has gone live with the first international bond since its merger, launching a dollar deal on Wednesday morning.

SIF, a Dutch maker of components for the offshore wind, oil and gas markets, announced on Tuesday its intention to float, and began an investor education phase that will focus heavily on wind rather than oil.

The State of Baden-Württemberg announced on Tuesday its intention to print a 10 year euro benchmark in a week in which investors await a decision on Thursday from the European Central Bank regarding interest rates.

As Abengoa approaches its late March deadline to avoid bankruptcy, this week the Bank of Spain began a round of checks on creditor banks’ compulsory capital provisions.

Sharjah opened books on the first international bond from the Middle East this year on Tuesday. Pricing for the five year note started back of the borrower’s outstanding 2024s.

Sharjah opened books on Tuesday for the first international bond from the Middle East this year. Pricing for the five year note started back of the borrower’s outstanding 2024s.

The Asian bond market woke up to a pair of Chinese investment grade credits on Tuesday with Bank of Communications Hong Kong and China Nonferrous Metal Mining looking to tie up their respective dollar deals.

The European Investment Bank and the Federal State of Berlin announced on Monday their intention to print in euros in a week in which the European Central Bank is expected to make a decision regarding interest rates.

IDBI Bank’s top management are doing the rounds with investors as they try to drum up interest for a Rp38bn ($561.3m) qualified institutional placement.