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Rating: A2/A- Amount: Eu50m (fungible with Eu75m issue launched 26/06/02)

Joint mandated arrangers Mizuho and Zagrebacka banka will sign banks into the $100m four year facility for Industrije Nafte (INA) on July 22. The deal has been oversubscribed by up to $175m. However, commitments have been scaled back and the deal will be signed for $150m.

Amount: $60m (increased from $50m) Maturity: July 18, 2005

Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich (RLB) has put its name to a Eu2bn debt issuance programme. Deutsche Bank has scooped the arranger mandate. RLB is the first Austrian issuer to come to the EuroMTN market this year. Martin Schaller, treasurer at RLB, who has been planning the signing for two years, is hopeful the move will widen the bank's pool of investors. He said: "We wanted to broaden and internationalise our funding base and the EuroMTN market allows us to do that. We previously relied on the domestic and Schuldschein market and, although raising finance was not a problem before, we thought that the time was right to access the European capital markets."

I am delighted to announce that on July 12 MTNWeek, the leading publication for the global MTN and CP markets, will merge with EuroWeek, the leading newspaper for the international capital and bank markets. For over five years, MTNWeek, incorporating CPMonth, has consistently delivered the best news, analysis, features and data for its markets. It has developed an enviable reputation for its sharp and accurate coverage as well as strengthening its position as the journal for the MTN and CP industries.

Mandated arranger Nordea has launched the Eu55m three year EIB guaranteed facility for Borealis AS into syndication this week. A select group of banks have been invited to join the deal.

Guarantor: Deutsche Bahn AG Rating: Aa1/AA

Guarantor: Deutsche Bahn AG Rating: Aa1/AA

Deutsche Bahn AG, rated Aa1/AA, is today (Friday) expected to launch a 10 year euro benchmark, its third deal this week. It will be the company's only euro benchmark offering this year. Although dollar and Swiss franc denominated issues were offered earlier this week, a treasury official at Deutsche Bahn told EuroWeek it would continue to consider attractive swap opportunities and confirmed a yen denominated issue later in the year was a possibility.

Deutsche Bahn AG, rated Aa1/AA, is today (Friday) expected to launch a 10 year euro benchmark, its third deal this week. It will be the company's only euro benchmark offering this year. Although dollar and Swiss franc denominated issues were offered earlier this week, a treasury official at Deutsche Bahn told EuroWeek it would continue to consider attractive swap opportunities and confirmed a yen denominated issue later in the year was a possibility.

Amount: Eu100m Öffentlicher Pfandbrief series 377 Maturity: July 12, 2004

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein is nearing the end of its recruitment drive in global credit derivatives, after naming three new hires this week. Joining from Merrill Lynch Japan is Hideyuki Kudo, who is named director and senior credit structurer. He will be structuring such products as credit-linked notes and CDOs.