BNP Paribas

The Piraeus Bank is issuing a green senior preferential bond, Bloomberg reports.

The issue is estimated to be worth €500 million.

The issue has been assigned to BNP Paribas in partnership with BofA Securities, Commerzbank HSBC and IMI- Intesa San Paolo who will jointly run the offering book.

European markets reacted positively to the results of the first round of parliamentary voting in France, with the euro strengthening on the foreign exchange market and stocks opening higher on Monday. Marine Le Pen's National Rally secured the lead in the election, but with a smaller margin than anticipated by pre-election polls.

Greece drew 3 billion euros from the issue of a new 30-year bond on Wednesday, securing considerable demand for the issue that came on the back of the unexpected upgrading of the country's credit outlook to "Positive" by Standard & Poor's last Friday.

Armed by the surprise move from Standard & Poor's last Friday, upgrading Greece's outlook to "Positive," the Public Debt Management Agency is on Wednesday set to make its second major market foray for 2024, with a new 30-year bond.

Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 in just over an hour to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, on Sunday, with the world's top-ranked woman losing just 21 games in six matches during the 12-day tournament.

Swiatek earned her 20th match win of the year, which leads the WTA Tour.

Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.

Sakkari will play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Sunday's final. Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-2 this year, with her match wins leading the WTA Tour.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, reacts after losing a point against Jiri Lehecka, of Czech Republic, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Tuesday, in Indian Wells, California. Lehecka won 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. [AP]

Mytilineos Energy & Metals on Wednesday announced it has reached financial close with lenders BNP Paribas, Intesa San Paolo, Sumitomo Mitsubishi Banking Corporation, Rabobank and Santander Chile, on a 588 MWp non-recourse solar portfolio.

French and US authorities have launched an investigation into Cypriot brokerage TCR International Ltd in conjunction with a branch of BNP Paribas, following suspicions of "aggravated money laundering." The transactions in question, exceeding €220 million, occurred between 2019 and 2021, as reported by French daily Le Monde.

A Cypriot brokerage firm caught up in an investigation by French prosecutors probing financial transfers possibly tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday denied it had ever had direct relations with the late Wagner mercenary chief.