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South Korea’s Netmarble Games began investor education this week for a potential W2.7tr ($2.4bn) IPO, while ING Life Insurance Korea filed offer documents for its W1.3tr float.

Landlocked South American sovereign Paraguay cemented its status as one of Latin America’s fastest improving economies with a tightly priced 10 year deal on Wednesday.

Turkey’s Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) printed the first ever Basel III compliant sustainable tier two on Tuesday.

Halkbank became the latest Turkish bank to throw its hat into the tier two ring on Wednesday, announcing plans for a three day roadshow in the US and UK.

With public sector borrowers having reached advanced stages in their annual funding programmes as the first quarter comes to a close, focus is shifting to socially responsible bonds.

Volkswagen has returned to the public straight bond markets in its own name for the first time since September 2015, when it was swept from the market by its emissions test cheating scandal. Bond markets being what they are, a multi-billion euro blowout is likely.

The socially responsible bond pipeline ballooned on Tuesday, with a European supranational announcing a roadshow for a debut issue, a French agency mandating for a deal and a Washington supranational pricing a social bond in benchmark size for the first time.

South Africa will meet investors in London and the US next week after announcing plans to borrow up to $2bn in the international markets this year.

The European Investment Bank on Tuesday became the sixth European public sector borrower to hit screens in sterling since March 13, tapping a January 2020 line for £250m. But UK inflation figures could put an end to the currency's run in the sun. Meanwhile, investors and banks discussed what form the next UK Gilt syndication should take.

Turkey’s Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) made a second pioneering move into the sustainable bond market with the world’s first sustainable tier two bond on Tuesday, following on from a senior green bond last year.

Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) took advantage of the positive market on Monday to price three $500m tranches of new notes at an attractive price, while still offering investors some cushion on the fixed rate portions.

Indonesian company Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) seized an unexpected window for a deal late on Monday morning, launching and pricing a $150m bond soon after an investor call.