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India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has set roadshow dates for what will be its first dollar bond since October 2012.

Gas Natural opted for a drive-by execution for its second hybrid bond, a €500m perpetual non-call nine year, and won a €1.1bn book on Tuesday.

The World Bank will test the short end in dollars on Wednesday, after a pair of issuers came at opposite ends of the curve on Tuesday.

Slovak Telekom set a price range on Tuesday for its joint Bratislava and London listing that values the company at between €1.5bn and €2bn.

Sinopec Group Overseas Development is looking set for another record-breaking transaction in the bond market, having opened books on April 21 for a multi-trancher and dual-currency whammy, which had netted a colossal volume of orders just half a day into bookbuilding.

Indonesia’s Bumi Serpong Damai managed to price its first international on Monday but was hampered by a long past default by one of its sister companies. Bankers say the issuer could have done better in terms of pricing and size had it not been for investor concerns about the ownership risk.

The IPO of Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, a firm that offers diagnostic services and radiology in Egypt, Jordan and Sudan, is covered at the full deal size, Deutsche Bank said on Friday April 24.

Dubai’s Noor Bank is planning a five year dollar sukuk and its lead managers are planning to open books for the deal on Tuesday.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has opened books for its first dollar bond in the offshore market on Monday, having completed a global roadshow last week.

Industrial property developer Puradelta Lestari has started sounding out investors on its $200m-$300m IPO in Indonesia – its second try at tapping the equity capital market in as many years. But this time could be different as Indonesia is back firmly on the radar of investors.

Investors welcomed the return of Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) in the dollar bond market on April 16, happy to get their hands on one of the less active policy banks. Pleased with the quality of the order book and the pricing level, the issuer decided to increase the size to $700m.

South Korean construction company IS Dongseo is planning to tap equity investors for $250m via the issuance of global depositary receipts, in what will be one of the first chunky equity deals out of the country this year.