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The Republic of Austria hired banks on Tuesday for a five year syndicated bond while seeking investor feedback for a 100 year issue as it looks to lock-in super cheap funding following the recent rally in eurozone government bond yields.

The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait has picked banks for a dollar benchmark, following a roadshow.

The Inter-American Development Bank is preparing to launch a new sustainable development bond programme. It will supplement existing EYE (education, youth and employment) bond issuance, and highlight the funding of other sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka made a quick return to the dollar market on Monday, raising $2bn just a few months after sealing a larger $2.4bn offering.

Europe's investment grade corporate bond market began the week with a hefty pack of new bond issues, as issuers were spurred on to bring deals by last week's rally and the favourable performance of past prints.

Cielo, the largest merchant acquiring and payment processing company in Brazil, on Friday wrapped up a consent solicitation and bond buy-back for its global 2022s that will effectively split the note in two.

Vue International’s revamped refinancing let the credits roll in, delivering a far better performance than the original showing last year, thanks to part-owner Omers injecting £165m of subordinated debt, strong market conditions, and a successful six months for the cinema chain.

One lone £350m bond, from Volkswagen Financial Services, crept into the European corporate bond market on Thursday, as a public holiday in parts of Germany left the euro market without a good chunk of its investor base.

United Group has launched a €200m add-on to finance its acquisition of Tele2 Croatia.

Trainline, the UK transport booking website, has priced its London listing near the top its revised range and grown the IPO to satisfy investor demand.

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank sold its $400m five year bond on Wednesday at a spread flat to inside its own curve, despite some changes to the maturity of the deal.

The Republic of Serbia’s first international bond for six years took advantage of a wave of bond buying, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s comments earlier this week signalled a growing chance of eurozone rate cuts.