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South Korea's Kookmin Bank enticed investors into its latest bond sale by using a sustainability label.

Issuers piled into Europe’s high grade corporate market on Wednesday but investor responses were mixed when it came to the deals at the tightest spreads.

Greek lender Eurobank returned to the market this week to land €500m of senior paper for its minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) at a yield above 2%, proving the market is there for even for very risky credits.

Market participants rejoiced this week as the primary market landscape returned to normal after US Treasury yield volatility subsided and a number of deals, both investment grade and high yield, came to the market.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia nabbed $300m from a five year bond on Tuesday.

HSBC is mulling bolt-on acquisitions in wealth management, primarily in Asia, after capital was freed up by a favourable reassessment of credit losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Company has raised a green loan, marking the second deal of its kind raised in the kingdom and the first in local currency. Funds will be used to support the development of the country's new tourist attraction, the Red Sea Project.

TechnipFMC has completed the first placing of Technip Energies stock since its spinoff on the Paris bourse in February, boosting the freefloat of the company.

The Republic of the Maldives has tapped its 2026 sukuk for an additional $100m, bringing the total deal size to $300m.

HSBC has appointed Jean-Manuel Richier as co-head of global banking and head of investment banking in continental Europe after the previous holder of the position, Hubert Preschez, left for M&A boutique Messier and Associés.

Greece’s Eurobank is preparing this week to launch a callable senior preferred deal, which it will use towards its minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).

Hochtief, the German construction company, has followed up its bond outing with a revolving credit facility. The deals see the company take on around €750m of debt in the run-up to its annual general meeting.