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KfW opened the door for dollar issuers after a quiet few weeks in the currency, although the issuer — and SFIL, which followed it — had to navigate some price discovery after last week’s Italy-led volatility.

SFIL followed KfW into a reopened dollar market this week with only its second ever dollar benchmark, while engaging in a bit of price discovery that leads said was “spot on”.

Nomura has hired a veteran BNP Paribas banker to lead its recently combined FX and emerging markets divisions in London.

KfW reopened the public sector dollar market on Wednesday by picking up a hefty $4bn from a well oversubscribed book. Société de Financement Local will be next up, after mandating banks for a trade.

Rentenbank on Tuesday sold what Dealogic data shows is its largest ever euro benchmark, while the State of North Rhine Westphalia visited the long end of the curve.

The State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Land NRW) hit screens on Monday to announce a long dated euro benchmark.

Del Monte Philippines has kicked off bookbuilding for an up to Ps17.6bn ($334.5m) IPO after winning approval from the country's stock exchange on Wednesday.

Nomura has hired a head of international environmental, social and governance syndicate from a rival firm. It is believed to be the first time a bank has hired a full time syndicate person to be dedicated to green and sustainable bonds.

The Republic of Indonesia returned to the public yen market on Thursday for a ¥100bn ($913.76m) four-tranche transaction, navigating challenges around emerging markets volatility and its rising dollar bond yields.

Nomura has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker Anshul Trivedi to lead its Asia ex-Japan equity syndicate team, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Auto components maker Sansera Engineering has mandated four firms to lead its India IPO, which could raise up to Rp15bn ($219.9m), according to a banker on the deal.

Nomura has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker Anshul Trivedi to lead its Asia ex-Japan equity syndicate team, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.