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Bank of Communications Hong Kong showed that the year's volatile start is no problem for some issuers, bringing a $500m bond this week, which was driven by Chinese bank money. Bankers lauded the trade as BoCom pulled in a six times covered book without having to pay up.

Tata Steel's $1.5bn refinancing has been launched into general syndication after a senior phase that began in early December.

China Nonferrous Metal Mining’s inaugural dollar bond resonated well with investors as the combination of a strong government link, a standby letter of credit and juicy yields proved a winning recipe.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has gone live with the first international bond since its merger, launching a dollar deal on Wednesday morning.

Indian lender Yes Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday to develop bond and equity issuance that focus on green infrastructure finance.

SIF, a Dutch maker of components for the offshore wind, oil and gas markets, announced on Tuesday its intention to float, and began an investor education phase that will focus heavily on wind rather than oil.

Rocket Internet has raised a $420m unlisted fund that will invest in its portfolio companies — an innovative funding mechanism arranged by Goldman Sachs.

Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel is “completely pre-funded” for the next two years, its head of corporate finance told GlobalCapital.

Best In Parking, the unrated Austrian parking facilities developer, has hired two banks to arrange its inaugural bond transaction.

The State of Baden-Württemberg announced on Tuesday its intention to print a 10 year euro benchmark in a week in which investors await a decision on Thursday from the European Central Bank regarding interest rates.

Newly formed building materials giant LafargeHolcim has completed its post-merger loan refinancing but, after a fracas last year, some uncertainty remains about the potential for negative interest payments.

Slovenia is considering a buyback of its dollar bonds in order to reduce its exposure in the currency.