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Green bond issuance is enjoying its busiest quarter ever as deals from the International Finance Corporation and ING Bank on Tuesday took volume to a record level.

Rentenbank equalled its second largest euro benchmark size ever while still managing to tighten pricing with a November 2022 on Tuesday.

Bahrain opened books on a dual tranche dollar deal on Tuesday morning, which some investors think could be its last as a pure investment grade credit.

A supranational issuer has mandated for a green bond — a deal that could take issuance in the final three months of the year within touching distance of the busiest ever quarter for the instrument.

An agency is set to round off its funding for the year with a euro benchmark amid solid but quiet market conditions.

WPP, the UK advertising firm, attracted more than €3bn of orders for its four year benchmark bond on Tuesday as investors showed they were willing to turn on the taps for the right deal.

Sky, the UK satellite and cable broadcasting group, brought a 10 year euro benchmark bond on Monday, pushing out for a longer maturity after a week when many issuers stayed with intermediate tenors.

Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, made a smart stockmarket debut on Thursday, rising 3.6% in a falling market, after completing its €1.5bn IPO the previous day.

Alpha Bank has launched on November 11 a share sale to raise €1.66bn, as part of its €2.74bn capital strengthening plan, to address capital weakness discovered in recent EU stress tests.

National Bank of Oman has set initial price thoughts on a tier one perpetual note. Commercial Bank of Dubai’s new $400m five year senior deal, meanwhile, was down in the secondary market on Wednesday, but investors said the slide was down to wider market weakness.

Alpha Bank has launched a €1.6bn share offer, looking to build on new equity created from a debt exchange as it tries to fill a near €3bn capital hole with private funds.

Amundi, the French asset manager, has narrowed its price range to €43-€45 a share, as it continues to build the book for its Paris listing.