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KfW and the World Bank brought well received socially responsible bonds to the market this week that set new landmarks for the public sector borrowers.

Société de Financement Local (SFIL) has picked banks to sell its first benchmark in euros this year.

France’s Eiffage has doubled the size of its revolving credit line to €2bn, with the civil engineering construction company becoming the latest name to add social and environmental language to its loan documentation.

Oman, one of the most fiscally challenged sovereigns in the Gulf, is set to raise a $2.85bn commodity linked pre-payment facility. Natixis and Société Générale are expected to lead the transaction, according to bankers.

Crédit Agricole highlighted euro DCM activity as a successful area in its first quarter results, with the league table showing it mixed with the big banks here.

The World Bank sold its first 10 year euro benchmark since 2009 on Tuesday, with the supranational going slightly through its own curve on its return, according to onlooking SSA bankers.

Arabian Centres Company (ACC), the owner and operator of Saudi retail malls, has priced its IPO at the bottom of its original range, winning local support for one of the largest deals from the Kingdom in years.

Chaoni Huang has left her job leading Natixis’ sustainability efforts in Asia Pacific.

Spain’s Merlin Properties has signed a €1.55bn sustainability linked loan, with the real estate company becoming the latest in a long line of names to add green and social elements to their bank funding.

Banks working on the IPO of Arabian Centres Company (ACC), possibly the largest Saudi Arabian flotation since 2014, have set a price range on the deal.

Rating: A2

Région Wallonne almost wiped out its total funding needs for the year with its first set of benchmark and sustainable bonds on Thursday.