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Cofco International, a commodities trading unit of China’s agri-products company Cofco, has increased its sustainability-linked loan to $2.3bn after receiving commitments from 21 lenders.

Real estate investment trust (Reit) Fibra Terrafina sold $500m of 10 year bonds on Monday, with hefty tightening allowing the borrower to price closer to its largest Mexican rival than expected.

Two Mexican companies announced bond roadshows on Monday, in combination with buybacks of 2022 notes, as Latin American borrowers continue to try to use liability management to take advantage of low rates to refinance debt.

Corporate bond issuance in Europe has slowed, though demand remains strong, as evidenced by new issues on Monday for A2A, the Italian multi-utility, with a debut green bond, and Logicor, the warehouses group. Bankers expect appetite to remain steady but for the pace of issuance to be more sedate than in recent weeks.

Renault issued a €1bn bond from its industrial arm on Monday, after a tumultuous few weeks in which the company had negotiated a (for now) abandoned merger offer from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The deal came amid a busy flurry of smaller issues.

Engie, the French electricity and gas group rated A3/A-/A, chose an otherwise quiet Friday in the European corporate bond market to issue a €1.5bn eight and 20 year green bond. The deal was more than twice oversubscribed.

A trio of Spanish banks hit the euro market this week, led by a popular offering of non-preferred senior bonds from CaixaBank.

Rating: A-/Baa1

Investors piled into deals for Spain and Italy on Wednesday despite the miniscule yields on offer, as the spectre of further easing of monetary policy looms large over the market.

BBVA’s corporate and investment bank has appointed Roberto Vila as global head of equity. The new hire comes from Commerzbank’s equity markets and commodities (EMC) unit, which is in the process of being transferred to Société Générale.

BBVA and Santander came to the euro-denominated FIG market on Wednesday to make use of favourable conditions, proving that it is deep enough to digest supply from two issuers from the same country. Both banks priced their deals close to or at fair value.

After 10 days of very scanty issuance and some weak markets, more stable conditions on Tuesday brought a salvo of five deals to the euro corporate bond market, offering a wide range of single-A and triple-B credits.