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A German agency is set to bring the second dollar benchmark from an SSA this week — quadrupling the number of such deals in September so far.

A supranational is set to bring only the third dollar benchmark from an SSA since the start of September, after mandating banks for a deal on Monday afternoon.

The International Finance Corp (IFC) priced its second ever Islamic bond deal on Tuesday, a rare amortising sukuk and one of two SSA Islamic deals scheduled for September.

A pair of supranationals have unveiled plans to bring bonds with an environmental flavour. One issuer may delight European Central Bank officials with a super rare appearance in euros.

The International Finance Corp (IFC) opened books on its second ever Islamic bond deal on Tuesday, a rare amortising sukuk and one of two SSA Islamic deals scheduled for September.

Supranational and agencies could add to a small flurry of medium term notes in Colombian pesos in the coming weeks, said bankers, as a sell-off in the currency fuels demand from investors.

The International Finance Corp (IFC) will head to the Middle East for investor meetings later this month after receiving a rating for its prospective $100m sukuk.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is hoping to be at the forefront of China's planned reopening of its Panda bond market as well as its development of green bonds. The supranational has told GlobalRMB that it is preparing a Panda bond return as well as bringing a broader onshore issuance programme that would include green offerings.

Public sector borrowers have been seizing opportunities in the private medium term note market this week, following a burst of demand for short dated paper.

SSA issuers coming in dollars before the next US payroll data release on September 4 are likely to take a conservative approach — a route already taken by two borrowers this week.

This week's scorecard features updates on the progress of selected supranationals through their funding programmes.

International Finance Corp could bring a different flavour of social bond to the syndicated dollar bond market as early as September, its head of funding told GlobalCapital this week.