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Fully investment grade rated China Vanke Co had a good run in the international debt market on Wednesday when compared to its real estate peers this week, raising $971m from a five year bond.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia printed its $11bn bond on Tuesday, which several bankers and investors thought had been timed to maximise disruption of Qatar’s return to market, which is also expected this week. But leads said the modest size taken by Saudi from a $50bn book showed that there was no intention of throwing the capital markets into disarray.

Baidu-backed online platform Qeeka Home is hoping to raise around $400m through a Hong Kong IPO, according to bankers close to the situation.

A trio of euro borrowers picked up a combined €8.5bn on Tuesday, seemingly without testing the limits of demand in the market.

The Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust (OTFT) on Tuesday outdid its dollar debut last year for size, as its second ever international trade clocked in at $2bn.

Saudi and Qatar look to be printing jumbo bonds this week, but the timing of both in the same few days after so many months of waiting is prompting chatter about which sovereign has caused the traffic jam and whether political machinations are behind it.

Korea’s SK Telecom Co (SKT) found exceptional demand for its dollar bond on Monday — the company’s first offshore deal in more than five years — allowing it to price with a single-digit premium.

Online game streaming platform Huya is set to launch an up to $200m listing of American Depository Shares (ADS), filing a prospectus with the US stock market regulator on Monday.

A rare name will grace the dollar market on Tuesday, coming ahead the minutes of the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, expected to be released on Wednesday.

OneConnect, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Ping An Group, has begun preparing for a Hong Kong listing this year, according to a source close to the transaction.

Volkswagen Financial Services had been conspicuous by its absence in the euro corporate bond market in the first quarter of 2018. Having been the largest corporate issuer by volume in 2017, the company had used other markets so far this year before selling a new triple tranche deal.

Volkswagen Financial Services had been conspicuous by its absence in the euro corporate bond market in the first quarter of 2018. Having been the largest corporate issuer by volume in 2017, the company had used other markets so far this year before selling a new triple tranche deal.