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The Turkish bank refinancing season ramped up once again this week after a lull in activity, with ING’s Turkish branch signing a $536m refi on Tuesday with 22 banks a day after Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) signed a $297m refi with 18 banks.

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A new Zurich IPO began investor education on Monday, of electric meter maker Landis & Gyr, based in Switzerland. “It’s big,” said a banker on the deal, which may come at about $2.25bn to $2.75bn.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp found investors more interested in its government links than its bond’s green label when it debuted in the offshore market on Thursday with a $450m deal.

Mizuho has lost a banker in its syndicated loans department in Hong Kong, according to two sources.

Chinese property developer Modern Land (China) Co is making a comeback to the international green bond market, opening books for a short-term trade on Thursday morning.

Four European agencies, and a New Zealand sub-sovereign found funds in the Kangaroo market this week. Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) on Tuesday priced a 10 year tap of a Kangaroo bond some 10bp tighter than where the original issue priced in January. Bankers said the pricing was an indication of the sheer levels of demand for long dated Kangaroo paper.

Turk Eximbank, which wrapped up a €412m refinancing in March, has turned its attention to the Asian loan market for a fresh money €300m borrowing.

On Wednesday BP became the third UK issuer to sell bonds in euros this week. The €1.5bn dual tranche deal followed oil entering bear market territory on Tuesday.

British Telecommunications and Coentreprise de Transport d’Electricité launched triple tranche bond deals on Tuesday, with demand skewed towards the longer tranches.

India’s Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has mandated banks for a green dollar bond, a first for the company.

Coentreprise de Transport d’Electricité made a statement with its inaugural bond issue on Tuesday. The holding company for the French power grid company achieved its aim of raising €2.92bn in three tranches, achieving greater size with the longer bonds.