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European Stability Mechanism printed a solid €1.5bn bond on Tuesday, falling just short of completing its funding target for the year.

KfW and the City of Paris built healthy books for no-grow green bonds on Tuesday, as some bankers suggested the KfW deal showcased the lesser execution risk amid tricky conditions that green bonds offer over conventional deals.

Two issuers made an opportunistic move in sterling on Tuesday, taking a combined £400m with a tap and a new issue.

WPP, the UK advertising firm, attracted more than €3bn of orders for its four year benchmark bond on Tuesday as investors showed they were willing to turn on the taps for the right deal.

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik (AT&S), an Austrian printed circuit board manufacturer, has tapped the Schuldschein market. The firm is getting more than an attractive interest rate, as it exploits the product’s Asian investors.

Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI) sold its €1.1bn PIK note on November 6 in what looked like a comeback week for the high yield bond market — but it turned out to be a short-lived pick-up.

Enterprises in countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative are on divided on the RMB’s chance of becoming a truly international currency, a Bank of China (BoC) survey published this week found.

A supranational is set to add a new point on its curve this week, as a German region prepared to bring its third benchmark of the quarter.

A pair of public sector borrowers are lining up green bonds this week — but one of the deals could have implications beyond that of the burgeoning SRI bond market.

Bahrain has picked banks for investor meetings ahead of a dollar bond deal and starts investor meetings this week.

After seven days of silence since finishing a roadshow, Gulf Investment Corp (GIC) looks unlikely to proceed with a planned dollar deal, said bankers close to the mandate.

Future Land Development Holdings breathed some life back to the Asia ex-Japan high yield bond market this week with a red hot $250m bond that was close to 10x subscribed.