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Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) hit the market for dollar paper on Tuesday, with the Manila-based supra going for five years and the French agency opting for three years.

Any concerns over Italy’s market access were vanquished on Tuesday when the sovereign received €110bn of orders for a dual tranche bond syndication, allowing it to raise €16bn as it makes inroads into its enlarged funding task in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

CPPIB Capital, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, dived into the long end of the sterling bond market on Monday for a bumper follow-up to January’s jumbo debut.

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will tap the dollar market this week to become the latest public sector borrower to print a bond in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Inter-American Development Bank brought the second jumbo supranational deal this week as the improvement in market conditions brings confidence back to investors .

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The World Bank's treasury team has had a busy week, raising almost $15bn in three days, including the largest ever SSA dollar benchmark on Wednesday.

World Bank made the most of the recovery in market conditions to print the largest ever SSA dollar benchmark on Wednesday, raising $8bn.

High grade corporate bond investors piled into new deals again on Wednesday, with American Honda paying a lower than average new issue premium and Givaudan taking almost €18bn of orders for a dual tranche trade.

The World Bank made a swift return to the market on Tuesday as it prepares to sell a five year global sustainable development bond after updating investors on its plans to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Yankee bank and insurance names took centre stage in the dollar market as US banks prepared to give their first insight into the impact of the coronavirus with the arrival of bank earnings season.