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Latin American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento’s (CAF) chief financial officer appeared relaxed at the prospect of rising interest rates in the US after the multilateral clinched a record low coupon and spread on its latest euro transaction.

Senior loans bankers report they are working through the night to cope with the surge in Middle East loans, as even the Sultanate of Oman piled into the market to grab funding while it can. After all, the conditions will not last, writes Elly Whittaker.

Six borrowers raised nearly €5bn in the covered bond market this week, once again surpassing supply expectations. The star attraction, notable for both its size and tenor, was a €1.5bn three year from the Norwegian issuer, Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt.

Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) brought a €500m seven year offering to market on Thursday, bagging an order book over €3.5bn.

Guarantor: Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society looked to the sterling market for a £350m 13 year subordinated bond, following meetings with investors earlier this week.

JP Morgan has hired a banker from HSBC to join its FIG ratings advisory team.

HSBC took a big step forward in furthering its China ambitions this week, entering into an onshore joint venture securities firm with Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Holdings. The first priority is to launch an onshore debt business but the bank has ambitions eventually to offer a full range of investment banking services. Rev Hui reports.

Primary activity has finally returned to the Asia ex-Japan high yield market following a hiatus of close to three months, with Future Land Development Holdings launching a deal on Thursday. While the pipeline remains thin, market participants are taking heart that not all is lost for the asset class, writes Rev Hui.

Standard Chartered has been given the nod for its debut Panda bond issuance from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). The deal is expected to take place quite soon, two sources with knowledge of the trade told GlobalRMB.

Thursday may be bonfire night in the UK but all the fireworks in the loan market were taking place in the Middle East this week, as Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) launched a $800m loan alongside three other banks and with a loan for Oman also in the pipeline.

Standard Chartered has been given the nod for its debut Panda bond issuance from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the deal is expected to take place quite soon, two sources with knowledge of the trade have told GlobalRMB.