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INVESTORS were left wondering if anything qualifies as a safe haven asset this week as on Thursday the US long bond fell 3 points intra-day and the 10 year Bund fell 2.5 points. Government bonds fell across the US and Europe when on Wednesday and Thursday the dollar dropped over 15% against the yen and the inverse relationship between bond and equity markets was broken.

Croatia Arranger Warburg Dillon Read closed and signed the debt financing for the Bina Istrian tollroad project yesterday (Thursday).

* Republic of Austria Rating: Aaa/AAA

Lebanon * Banque de la Mediterranée

LEAD managers Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and MeesPierson have been forced to postpone the planned Dfl 4bn capital increase for the Dutch bancassurance group, Fortis Amev. The leads were to have priced the shares on Monday but abandoned this aim after the issuer refused to sell its equity capital at the price the market offered. "This fate will befall many issuers if they feel that they can get a better valuation for their assets by waiting for the markets to establish some stability," says one banker in the Amsterdam market.

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* Département de la Marne Guarantor: Financial Security Assurance UK

THE DÉPARTMENT de la Marne this week became the latest French local authority to diversify its funding sources through a bond issue, with a debut Ffr200m transaction lead by CDC Marchés. Traditionally local authorities in Europe have relied on bank lending for funding, but with the imminent arrival of the euro the bond markets are being seen as offering an attractive alternative to the loan markets.

CO-ORDINATORS of the much anticipated Eu1bn three year standby credit for the Hellenic Republic of Greece received an excellent response from the arrangers and have decided to increase the facility to Eu1.25bn. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Chase Manhattan, Deutsche Bank and SG were joined by 23 banks -- 19 at the Eu100m (scale back) arranger level and four at the Eu50m (take-and-hold) arranging level.

WHY ARE flags flying at half-mast above 1, Finsbury Square, the despairing HQ of Warburg Dillon Read which is said to be less user-friendly than the maximum security penitentiary at Marion, Illinois?

SINGAPORE took an important new step in its long vaunted ambitions of developing its bond market as a credible regional alternative to Hong Kong this week with the launch of a first Singapore dollar denominated issue by a foreign entity.

SINGAPORE took an important new step in its long vaunted ambitions of developing its bond market as a credible regional alternative to Hong Kong this week with the launch of a first Singapore dollar denominated issue by a foreign entity. A S$300m ($178m) three year fixed rate deal by the IFC, timed for launch during the week of its annual meeting, was intended as a strong political statement by the Singapore government.