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Bank Muscat has mandated eight banks for a Reg S dollar benchmark bond.

Pacific Basin Shipping has proposed a rights issue to raise HK$1.2bn ($150.6m) as it sees the dry bulk shipping market bouncing back from one of its most difficult periods in over 30 years.

The Export-Import Bank of China is poised to return to the offshore bond market this week, lining up banks to hold investor calls for a dual-currency, triple-tranche offering.

The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has mandated four banks for its re-opening of the 2.5% 2065 Gilt, which it has scheduled for the week beginning April 25, 2016.

Standard Bank of South Africa has grown its loan from $600m to $1bn in syndication, largely driven by demand from the four Chinese lenders in lead roles.

Kia Motors Corp had a stellar response to its first dollar outing in almost five years, selling a dual-tranche bond on the back of what bankers say was one of the biggest order books achieved by a South Korean issuer. The combination of the strength of Kia's credit and its rarity value proved to be a winning recipe.

Maybank is contemplating issuing a tier two note in dollars with the Malaysian lender set to go on the road to gauge investor interest next week.

Steinhoff International, the South African furniture maker and goods retailer that has been on an acquisition spree, raised €1.1bn on Thursday with a convertible bond that bucked the recent trend of deals that have struggled, partly because it was the kind of simple, traditional structure investors like.

Argentina is set for an emphatic return to international bond markets next week after a 15 year absence. It is set to be the most exciting turnaround story in emerging markets, said investors. But the country’s capital market rebirth will depend upon triumphant deal execution, writes Oliver West.

Another blistering week for euro issuance from public sector borrowers brought a dual tranche 20 and 50 year benchmark from the French government that other sovereigns could ape — but only if their liquidity strategy allows it, writes Craig McGlashan.

Issuers stormed out of the blocks with a set of deals across the curve this week, with factors including an increase in swap spreads on the short end, a positive feeling towards the US market since Janet Yellen’s statements in March and the start of the Japanese fiscal year all credited.

The latest Turkish corporate loan for Borusan Holding may have failed to attract international banks, but there are more deals in the pipeline, bankers say.