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The Kenyan government has launched syndication for its second syndicated loan, a $600m two year deal. Bankers expect interest from a broader spectrum of lenders than the country's first syndicated loan in 2012.

UBS announced the future sale of a euro denominated holding company transaction this week, as UK and Swiss banks look to get investors on board with the shift of issuance away from operating companies.

India’s Aditya Birla Group, which has been in discussions with its relationship banks about refinancing a loan raised in 2011, is likely to launch a new $925m deal before the end of the month.

Singapore-based BW Pacific has opened books for a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange, as the tanker company looks to raise as much as Nkr2.4bn ($283m) from its IPO.

ICBCIL Finance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has set its sights on a triple-tranche dollar offering split between three and five year fixed rate notes as well as a three year floating rate tranche.

Moody’s removed the negative outlook on Argentina’s Caa1 rating as analysts said the political climate is looking more positive for holders of the sovereign’s debt.

Latin American development bank CAF (Corporación Andina del Fomento) released initial price thoughts on Monday for a benchmark sized five year euro-denominated bond expected to be priced on Tuesday.

Options and swaps market price action suggests that foreign investors are starting to believe that the macroeconomic and political risks for Brazilian assets have found a bottom.

CME Group has signed a data agreement with non-profit technology firm FinTech Sandbox to provide start-up businesses with free access to historical futures and options data.

Mölnlycke, the Swedish maker of wound dressings and surgical gloves, issued a €500m eight year bond on Monday, as the corporate bond market’s awakening from earnings blackouts continued apace.

The cancellation of the IPO of EDF Luminus, a Belgian subsidiary of Électricité de France, was caused by the Belgian shareholders’ unhappiness with the price available from a flotation.

Deutsche Bahn priced a Sfr175m 10 year bond on Monday, its first issue in Swiss francs for over a year.