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India’s ICICI Bank is on track for its first dollar issuance of the year, having launched bookbuilding for a 10 year trade.

The World Bank last Friday printed in Canadian dollars for the first time in a year, seizing on strong sentiment following the European Central Bank's latest bout of monetary easing.

Corporate bond markets snapped into bullish mode on Friday as the effect of Mario Draghi’s renewed monetary stimulus kicked spread tightening into full throttle.

Another week and another first for the Schuldschein market, in what has been a stunning first quarter for the German private placement market. Fresenius US Finance II has completed the largest dollar deal in the market, raising $400m, according to bankers.

This week started with a host of FIG trades, including a holdco blowout from HSBC in euros, and, while supply slowed around the European Central Bank’s meeting, issuance is expected to return with a bang next week after the ECB announced a new stimulus package on Thursday.

Hong Kong MTR Corp’s tightly priced HK$15bn ($1.9bn) loan has attracted interest from more than 20 banks in syndication, according to sources.

Doosan Bobcat, part of South Korean chaebol Doosan Group, has roped in six banks to lead its IPO.

A $300m three year loan for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has been allocated, with the borrowing capped at the launch size despite an oversubscription.

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi did not disappoint with his latest burst of stimulus on Thursday — although some public sector bankers felt his latest efforts to boost the eurozone economy could have damaging effects on the SSA bond market.

After a string of strong syndications and auctions from the eurozone periphery during the last seven days, issuers from the region could be set to enjoy even lower yields thanks to the latest monetary stimulus package from the European Central Bank.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought a 10 year dollar benchmark this week that sparked much debate about whether other issuers would be able to follow in the tenor. Although with a flurry of other trades this week, it is clear that other options are available once next week’s US Federal Reserve meeting is held.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and National Australia Bank (NAB) raised more than €3bn this week in the US dollar denominated covered bond market, nearly doubling supply seen so far this year.