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Croatia The telecoms consortium VIP-net Croatia is obtaining a project finance loan for $100m. VIP-net plans to close the deal by the end of June and to invest the proceeds in improving and expanding its network. An un-named bank is acting as arranger and lead manager.

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank is poised to announce details of a euro benchmark issuance programme which, the supranational hopes, will cement its position as the leading non-government borrower in the single currency. Euroweek understands that the EIB has appointed ABN Amro and Paribas as lead organisers of the programme, which will be called EARNs -- Euro Area Reference Notes. There will also be a dealer group of around 10 banks.

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank is poised to announce details of a euro benchmark issuance programme which, the supranational hopes, will cement its position as the leading non-government borrower in the single currency.

DRESDNER Kleinwort Benson will today (Friday) close the IPO of stock in MVV Energie AG, the Mannheim energy utility. The flotation of stock has generated strong interest from a wide variety of investors keen to buy shares in a defensive industry that has some potential for growth.

* The Republic of Lebanon is to sign a Euro-MTN programme on March 8. The programme's documentation was used last week to launch euro and dollar issues raising approximately Eu478m ($538.3m). The ceiling on the debt programme is only Eu550m, for reasons of budgetary authorisation, but arranger Merrill Lynch expects it to be increased with the new budget. The programme, which has no 144A option, will largely be used as a public debt shelf, but the borrower may use it for private placements as well. The dealer group consists of the arranger, ABN Amro, Chase, Commerzbank, CSFB, Nomura and Paribas.

Market commentary: Compiled by Glenn Blackley, RBC DS Global Markets, London. Tel: +44 171-865 1759

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the largest ever syndicated loan for a European corporate -- a $25bn credit facility backing Olivetti's audacious $58bn bid for Telecom Italia -- triggered intense debate among bankers this week about the Euroloan market's capacity.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the largest ever syndicated loan for a European corporate -- a $25bn credit facility backing Olivetti's audacious $58bn bid for Telecom Italia -- triggered intense debate among bankers this week about the Euroloan market's capacity.

David Rimmer, director and head of syndications, is to leave Bank Austria Creditanstalt International by the end of March, after completing his two year contract with the Austrian bank. Helmut Bernkopf, assistant director of syndications, will become head of the department, but it is unlikely that the bank will add to the team.

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