The Belgian city of Mechelen returned to the capital markets with a pair of private medium term notes, amid a flow of investor-driven MTNs from Belgian sub-sovereigns. And there is more to come, as issuers look to lock in cheap funding.

The Province of Manitoba has made its first foray into euros after spotting an arbitrage opportunity to swap back to Canadian dollars.

Export Development Canada has placed its second dim sum of the year, driven by a reverse enquiry from an investor buying EDC debt for the first time.

RBC Capital Markets is set to add a European MTN head to its team after hiring a former ING face.

The Canadian Province of Manitoba has made its first foray into euros via a private placement, and is open to the possibility of coming back with a syndication.

The Belgian City of Mechelen has hit the capital markets with a long dated medium term note, its first print in a year.

Swedish local government lender Kommuninvest has printed its first Turkish lira bond since 2011, following its re-approval of the currency for issuance.

State of North Rhine-Westphalia is open to printing private placements linked to the euro constant maturity swap rate, having seen an increase in demand for the structure over the past month.

The Finnish City of Vaasa has made its capital markets debut with a private medium term note, as growing demand from European bank treasuries lures more municipalities from Finland to the market.

World Bank is targeting Italian retail investors with its latest ethical index linked green bond.

GlobalCapital presents its annual MTN Awards 2015. These Awards are determined entirely by a poll of market participants, and celebrate the outstanding issuers and investment banks in the MTN market between May 2014 and April 2015. GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.

World Bank is targeting Italian retail investors with its latest ethical index linked green bond.