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  • The European Central Bank raised interest rates yesterday (Thursday) by 25bp, its first rise since October 2000.
  • The EuroCP market was overshadowed this week by the European Central Bank's 25bp rate rise yesterday (Thursday) — its first move for over two years. Even though the rise came as no surprise, the market rallied briefly on the announcement that a series of future hikes were not necessarily planned.
  • Yield hungry investors are turning a blind eye to Ecuador's history of volatile politics and expressing strong interest in its $750m 10 year bond offering. Bankers say that $300m of the deal is earmarked for purchase by the Venezuelan government.
  • Bankers involved in the Eu7bn IPO of Electricité de France EDF two weeks ago have dismissed suggestions that the flotation was undermined by illegal shorting by hedge funds.
  • The debut $300m five year loan that BNP Paribas Le Caire, Calyon Egypt Bank, Citigroup, HSBC, National Société Générale Bank and National Bank of Egypt (UK) are arranging for Orascom Construction Industries will be signed on December 16.
  • The highlight of the international yen markets in 2005 was the ¥100bn global issue from the European Investment Bank. There has also been a sprinkling of more modest sized deals to keep global investors' attention and an intriguing appearance from Indian Railways.
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  • Paris-based satellite company Eutelsat finally came to market this week with a Eu860m accelerated IPO, after weeks of denying the deal was back on. The company pulled its Eu1.2bn IPO at the end of October, having lowered the price range by more than 20% at the mid-point and reduced the size of the deal.
  • DZ Bank's Sfr300m loan for the Swiss Union of Raiffeisenbanks will sign today.
  • BNP Paribas ended Barclays Capital's long stay in third position in league table one this week. The French bank led 12 deals worth around $1.4bn over the week. One of its deals was a R115m 7.44% seven year issue for Kommunalbanken, while another was a Eu100m 10 year equity index-linked note for Rabobank.
  • Three corporate takeovers set the capital markets alight this week, setting off an array of deals and lending credibility to talk of a revival in mergers and acquisitions.