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  • Sovereign mandates are starting to trickle through in CEEMEA as borrowers ready themselves for September. Bahrain has picked five banks to manage a dollar transaction and the market is waiting for updates from Egypt and Nigeria.
  • Bahrain has picked five banks to arrange its next Eurobond. With one of those banks also linked to the Saudi Arabia mandate, the deals are expected to be timed to avoid collision.
  • The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland has mandated Bank of China and HSBC as joint lead underwriters to work on the sovereign’s upcoming Panda bond.
  • A slip-up by Ghana last week has done little to derail investor appetite for African credit and with the low rate environment set to continue, bankers expect no letup in the voracious bid for Africa, which is good news for those sovereigns already lining up trades.
  • The Bank of England’s Gilt buying programme ran into difficulties on Tuesday, securing only £1.12bn — £50m short of its target — despite offering to pay well over market value.
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    Last Friday, Turkey managed to cling on to its investment grade status after Moody’s left its credit rating on hold. But with selling pushing the sovereign wider than several countries with lower ratings, bankers and investors are questioning where the money has been moved to.