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The Asian Development Bank hit screens for a new 10 year green bond on Tuesday, an area of the dollar curve that has seen only a handful of trades in 2018.

Japanese issuers are not frequently seen in the European corporate bond markets, but this week could have two companies going head to head with benchmark euro transactions. Japan Tobacco will sell its first new issues in Europe, while Toyota is better known to investors on the continent.

The Islamic Development Bank has announced a five year sukuk benchmark in dollars, which leads expect to price on Wednesday.

HSBC Holdings took advantage of an open window for issuance in the Singapore dollar bond market, raising S$750m ($546m) from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one deal on Monday. But potential issuers still looking to tap the currency may need to adjust their expectations.

HSBC Securities Services has appointed two global co-heads — one of them a well-known figure in the debt capital markets.

China Construction Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co’s Hong Kong branch rolled out floating rate notes on Monday, grabbing both dollar and euro investors’ attention.

Nomura has moved to plug a gap in its industrials practice with the recruitment of a former senior banker from HSBC.

Société du Grand Paris mandated banks on Monday to market its debut green bond.

The name Covivio Hotels is new to the corporate bond markets, however the company behind the brand is not. Formerly known as Foncière des Murs, the hotel investment company sold its first bonds under its new name on Monday.

French polling and market research firm Ipsos issued its first public corporate bond on Friday, following an investor update, but the responses the company received on the call were inconclusive.

China Construction Bank raised S$300m ($219m) through its Singapore branch on Thursday, opting for a two year tenor to offset rising funding costs since its debut in the currency last year.

The Republic of Korea ended up with a peak order book of a whopping $9.5bn for its $1bn dual-tranche issuance on Thursday, as global market headwinds proved a boon.