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The International Finance Corporation is set to price a 5.5 year Kangaroo bond on Tuesday — but has already increased the minimum size of the deal by A$200m ($152.8m) in response to a wide range of interest.

Rentenbank added a A$475m ($349.6m) tap to its September 2022 Kangaroo bond, joining the Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank in printing Kangaroo fives in the new year.

Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank opened the Kangaroo market with five year prints on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Unexpectedly strong Australian investor support made World Bank’s trade the largest SSA offering since July.

World Bank added an A$75m ($56.2m) tap to its November 2031 Australian dollar bond on Tuesday. The original bond was the first time an SSA had printed a Kangaroo benchmark that far out along the curve.

World Bank added a A$75m ($56.2m) tap to its November 2031 Australian dollar bond on Tuesday. The original bond was the first time an SSA had printed a Kangaroo benchmark that far out the curve.

The African Development Bank printed the longest green bond in the history of the Kangaroo market this Tuesday.

HSBC has announced a series of changes to its DCM and syndicate teams, including Rob Gardiner's move from FIG syndicate to origination.

Kommunalbanken raised A$40m ($29.7m) from an Australian dollar tap on Tuesday after sole-arranger Daiwa found two more Japanese life insurers to take an earlier reverse enquiry above the Norwegian agency's minimum size of A$30m.

Kommunalbanken added a A$40m ($29.8m) tap to its December 2026 Kangaroo bond on Tuesday, responding to a Japanese life insurer's request.

The European Investment Bank added a A$100m ($75.5m) tap to its August 2026 Kangaroo bond on Monday, before following up with its first Mexican peso trade since the US election.

Central American development bank Cabei will look to price its first Australian dollar bond on Thursday after announcing price guidance of 180bp over ASW for a proposed 10 year deal.

The European Investment Bank added a A$100m ($75.5m) tap to its August 2026 Kangaroo bond on Monday.