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Ras Al-Khaimah drew praise from bankers on and off the deal for a $1bn 10 year sukuk that it priced on Tuesday.
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Two Russian banks announced tender offers this week — Tinkoff Credit Systems and Russian Standard Bank. -
Heinz is set to join the M&A financing frenzy that propelled US corporate dollar issuance to its second busiest quarter in history.
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DTEK Energy Group, the largest privately-owned energy company in Ukraine, is warning of a possible default as it attempts to exchange its $200m Eurobonds due April 28, 2015.
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The Republic of Ukraine has sent out a RFP for a $1bn US Agency for International Development backed bond.
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KfW equalled its largest ever size for a five year dollar benchmark on Thursday, in its first visit to the belly of the curve in over a year.
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Akbank paid 12.5bp NIP for a rare 10 year senior bond from a Turkish bank on Tuesday, the bank’s second appearance in the international market this year.
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National Bank of Kuwait has picked banks for its inaugural Basel III compliant tier one security.
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UK broadcaster Sky has issued its first floating rate note, a €600m five year.
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Italy crunched down its borrowing costs to new lows at auction on Thursday — and unveiled its issuance plans for the second quarter of the year.
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Oesterreichische Kontrollbank has returned to Australian dollars with a debut tap of a long dated Kangaroo bond, during a period of scarce supply in the format.
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The Middle East has provided the one saving grace of European, Middle East and Africa first quarter syndicated loans volumes, with falls elsewhere from the same period last year.
