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Romania became the latest CEE name to demonstrate the renewed bid for duration this week, drawing praise for a 10 and 20 year dual tranche euro transaction. However, some debt bankers away from the deal felt the 20 year had come at a hefty spread.

Credit Suisse has picked Citigroup, HSBC and Société Générale to underwrite its Sfr4.7bn rights issue, which will follow a private placement of Sfr1.35bn to anchor shareholders.

Hammerson, the UK property company, plumped for the sterling bond market today and was rewarded with a well oversubscribed £350m deal, after a roadshow when it considered issuing in sterling or euros.

KfW has equalled its previous record-breaking green bond with its second issue in the format in euros — and was able to tighten pricing as well as,increasing the deal’s size.

Teva, the Israeli pharmaceutical company, will hold a meeting with banks on Wednesday for the syndication of $33.75bn of loans it is using to buy generic drug business Allergan Generics.

India's Rural Electrification Corp, which sent out a request for proposals for a loan of $150m in September, has zeroed in on two lenders to supply the funds and doubled the size of its deal.

South Korea’s Woori Bank, which sent out a request for proposals for an offshore bond earlier this month, has hired banks to arrange meetings with investors.

Uruguay sent a sign that broad volatility in emerging markets would not put Latin American sovereigns off the new issue market with a $1.7bn amortising 12 year deal that it will use to buy back old bonds.

Dongfeng Motor Group is set to make its debut in the euro-denominated bond market on Tuesday, as the company aims to raise proceeds to pay back part of a bridge loan in the currency.

The People’s Bank of China (“PBoC”) has opened books to its debut one year offshore central bank note in the Asia morning at 3.30% area on October 20.

A European agency is set to bring a green bond on Tuesday as optimism grows that SRI volumes could pick up even more over the next two months.

Greece’s yields screamed lower on Monday despite reports that the country’s creditors are unhappy with its government’s reform efforts. Meanwhile, Cyprus could bring a bond after completing a roadshow last week.