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Three issuers launched social bonds on the same day on Tuesday, which is likely a first for the SSA market. They raised a combined €1.5bn across five, seven and 10 years, with two of the deals managing to make dramatic moves in pricing thanks to what one banker called "superb conditions".

The last time British Telecommunications sold sterling bonds, the global financial crisis was still beyond the horizon. It returned on Tuesday after more than 10 years only issuing in euros and dollars, but investors were not as welcoming as the issuer may have expected.

Investors in green corporate bonds had two very different deals offered to them on Tuesday. Spanish utility Iberdrola sold a green hybrid bond, while Toyota Motor Credit Corp, Toyota’s auto finance subsidiary, offered a long 3.5 year green tranche alongside a seven year non-green tranche.

HSBC will speak to investors from Tuesday about its new sustainable development goal (SDG) bond framework, with a deal expected to follow.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, the oil company owned by the emirate, has announced plans to float its chain of petrol stations in the United Arab Emirates, in what could be a highly significant deal for the region.

China South City Holdings and Wuhan Dangdai Science & Technology Industries (Group) Co grabbed a total of $600m from bonds on Monday, navigating a weak market backdrop to close their deals.

Bank of China has mandated firms to sell a multi-currency green bond through its Paris branch.

Fixed-line telecom operator WTT HK, known as Wharf T&T until recently, is taking bids for a five non call three year bond on Tuesday after drumming up interest through a global roadshow.

Canadian insurance company Manulife Financial Corp kicked off a Singapore dollar-denominated subordinated green bond sale on Tuesday morning local time.

UK based drinks manufacturer Diageo returned to corporate bond markets on Wednesday with a three year and long six year dual tranche offering, while German housing association Vonovia continued the recent trend for two year floating rate notes.

World Bank will bring the latest test for a wall of dollars waiting to tumble into the SSA bond market, after mandating banks on Monday to bring a 10 year global benchmark. The trade could be the first jumbo 10 year dollar deal from an SSA in well over two years — and bankers away from the deal expect it to fly.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, the oil company owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to float its chain of petrol stations in the UAE in an IPO on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.