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Credit Bank of Moscow (CBM) is going on the road to promote a dollar loan participation note, returning to its usual external funding currency after a flirtation with euros in February.

Achmea, the Dutch insurance holding company, has signed a €1bn sustainability-linked refinancing loan, in what one bank said was the first deal of its kind in the country's insurance sector.

Public sector borrowers are set to enjoy yet more enviable funding conditions in euros, with central banks on an even more dovish path than before. At least one benchmark is in the pipeline for next week, while this week a core eurozone issuer sold its largest ever deal.

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The State of North Rhine Westphalia sold an unusually large amount of debt in the SSA market on Wednesday through a dual tranche offering, with one of the bonds coming with a sustainable label.

Xylem has signed an $800m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, claiming to be the first water technology company in the US to agree a deal using that structure.

This Thursday was Fat Thursday, a Polish equivalent of Pancake Day, celebrated by the consumption of doughnuts. But Poland’s Ministry of Finance fed socially responsible investors a different treat this year: €2bn of green bonds.

Poland is in the market for its most ambitious green bonds yet. It has opened books for two tranches of euro debt, hitting the 10 and 30 year maturity buckets.

The Export-Import Bank of China raised €1bn from a three year bullet on Wednesday, bringing home more cash than expected thanks to overwhelming orders from eager investors.

Ecom Agroindustrial Asia, the Singaporean business entity under Swiss commodities trader Ecom, has returned to the international loan market for its annual borrowing.

Paccar Financial has become the latest in a string of US issuers that have tapped the euro market over the past two weeks. The financing arm of the US maker of trucks and trailers has raised €300m via the sale of new 0.125% notes due in March 2022.

The Netherlands' Sif Holding, which makes foundations for offshore platforms, has signed a €350m syndicated bank facility, adding green language to its loan documentation.