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The German, Austrian and Italian export credit agencies all agreed at VTB’s Russia Calling Forum in Moscow on Wednesday that Russia was one of their preferred destinations for financing projects, and heads of several Western companies said they had appetite for ECA-backed investment there.

Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk has mandated four banks for its debut in the international bond markets, a dollar benchmark.

En+ Group, the Russian power and metals company controlled by Oleg Deripaska, has opened the books for its $1.5bn IPO in London and Moscow, which may value it at up to $8.5bn if the deal is priced at the top of its price range.

One of the most widely anticipated IPOs in the EMEA region got going on Thursday when EN+ Group, the Russian power and metals business controlled by Oleg Deripaska, said it would sell up to $1.5bn worth of global depositary receipts in London and Moscow in November.

The Swiss bond market welcomed Russian Railways back to the market after a five year absence this week.

Russian Railways will meet investors on Wednesday to discuss its first Swiss franc bond in five years.

21Vianet Group, China Huiyuan Juice Group and Greenland Holding Group managed to steer their dollar outings in the right direction on Thursday, defying any concerns among investors to get their deals past the finish line.

Three Chinese high yield credits opened books for fresh dollar deals on Thursday, wooing investors in the quiet summer market. Greenland Holding Group Company is making a return, while China Huiyuan Juice Group and 21Vianet Group are ready for their debuts.

Mozambique will not make the interest payment on its $726.5m 2023 notes due on Tuesday, the country’s ministry of economy and finance said.

Gazprom printed a further Swiss franc bonds on Thursday. The deal was less reliant on Russian lenders to reach the Sfr500m ($517.9m) capped size than its previous two Swiss bonds, as Gazprom has developed a strong reputation among Swiss, and wider European, retail lenders.

Gazprom will return to Switzerland next week for roadshows in Geneva and Zurich. And, as retail taste for sub-investment grade credit grows, the bookrunners are confident the Russian gas firm will attract demand.

Modern Land (China) Co grabbed $130m from its green bond on Thursday, but the pricing of the notes did not move throughout bookbuilding as investors were less than impressed with the high yield credit.