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It has been an upsetting time for the sports world's best-ranked players. Sampras and Agassi go crashing out of Wimbledon in the first week, and we all know about the World Cup shocks. But the failure of the top football teams to make it to the latter stages had wider ranging effects then you might think. Goldman Sachs produced a World Cup report, attempting to find links between a nation's economic and football success. The predicted semi-finalists were Argentina, France, Italy and Spain, none of which went far. Nevermind. Perhaps MTNers Andrew Devenport and Alexis Renard should make a report trying to correlate erroneous World Cup predictions with slipping from first to fourth in the league tables... Closer to the football action, everyone has been bemused by the vanishing act of several thousand tickets. Well, Leak has the answer. Banks in Hong Kong stockpiled tickets to use as gifts for preferred clients, but found themselves unable to give them away because of strict anti-corruption laws. You can't even give a Christmas card to a bank teller apparently - should spend a bit more time with your legal team, guys. BNP Paribas is hosting its press party at the Royal Academy in London next week. Daniel Cogoi will have to be on top form - his recent absence from the press means reporters will be snapping at his heels... for his opinion on where the Italian football team went wrong.

Dear MTNWeek subscriber, Next week, 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 enhancing its position as the journal of record for the MTN and CP industries. For over 15 years, EuroWeek has been the favoured newspaper and website for the international bond, loan, equity and structured finance markets. Together, MTNWeek and EuroWeek will make a stronger, single publication and therefore will become even more essential reading for those working in the international capital markets. All your favourite sections in MTNWeek, such as top news, structures, trades, breakdowns, league tables (provided by Dealogic) and Leak table, will continue to be published. But allied to your favourite MTN and CP sections will be the wider capital markets coverage in EuroWeek such as credit news, people moves, swaps, Ian Kerr's diary column, international equities, emerging markets, bond commentaries, syndicated loans and securitizations as well as, of course, the all-important league tables of bookrunners of all international bonds. Not only will you receive MTN and CP coverage within EuroWeek every Friday, you will also be able to access the EuroWeek website, which will contain a complete archive of all MTNWeek articles and data as well as the EuroWeek archive. This not only contains the last five years' worth of editions but also all the supplements including the End of Year Reviews, country reports and handbooks. Next week in EuroWeek you will get: ? Continued excellent coverage of the MTN and CP markets including news, structures, trades, data, league tables and market rumours ? All EuroWeek supplements including End of Year Review and Celebration of Excellence. ? Credit news ? Swaps ? Fund management ? People moves ? Ian Kerr ? Asia Pacific capital markets ? Emerging markets ? New issues ? Bond commentaries ? Syndicated loans ? Structured finance ? Data, including league tables For more information, please call Bija Knowles at MTNWeek on +44 20 7440 6405, Toby Fildes at EuroWeek on +44 20 7779 8800 or Dennis Millard at EuroWeek on +44 20 7779 8586 Sincerely, Bija Knowles Editor.