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The New Development Bank is looking to take advantage of the strong demand in dollars by bringing its long-awaited inaugural trade in the currency as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel tested appetite on Tuesday for a 10 year non-preferred senior deal, with supply in the asset class having slowed to a near standstill during the coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi Arabia is set to raise its inaugural green loan with export credit agencies next month. The groundbreaking loan would be the first of its kind in the Middle East.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank returned to the primary market for its second ever benchmark this week, raising $3bn close to fair value and debuting its new sustainable development bond branding.

Pfizer was at its opportunistic best this week as it issued $4bn of notes that included the lowest ever coupon on a corporate five year bond.

Emerging market bond issuance, particularly from the Middle East, has been recovering after the brutal March shocks of Covid-19 and low oil prices. Egypt took that momentum further on Thursday as it announced a triple tranche trade.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank grabbed $3bn of five year paper on Wednesday, selling its first sustainable development bond. It was joined in the market by a 10 year dollar trade from Nederlandse Waterschapsbank.

Turkey’s Garanti Bank has raised a $592.4m-equivalent ESG-linked syndicated loan — the first of its kind signed by a bank. The deal, despite being launched at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, went successfully, according to bankers, following a string of refinancings by other Turkish banks.

Property company HongKong Land made a rare appearance in the dollar bond market on Tuesday, ending a six year hiatus with a $600m trade.

Chinese property borrowers are back in the bond market, following the success of Zhenro Properties Groups’ $200m deal last week. But Tuesday’s issuers — Country Garden Holdings Co and Redco Properties Group — saw two different outcomes, as they grappled with an illiquid secondary market and difficult pricing levels.

Belgium took advantage of more attractive funding conditions in dollars versus euros and strong demand at the 10 year point of the curve to sell its first dollar bond since 2017 on Tuesday. SSA supply in dollars will continue on Wednesday with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Nederlandse Waterschapsbank bringing socially responsible deals.

Belgium is set to issue its first dollar bond since 2017 as euro funders continue to take advantage of the attractive funding conditions in the currency, with three other public sector borrowers also in the market for dollars.