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Antipodean currencies attracted sovereign, supranational and agency investors this week, despite the year-end slowdown, allowing a trio of issuers to take tightly priced taps of existing lines.

The International Finance Corp is planning to extend its Brazilian real maturity curve early in 2015 after the Brazilian government allowed it to issue an unlimited amount in offshore and onshore bond markets.

The International Finance Corporation is planning to extend its Brazilian real maturity curve early in 2015 following the Brazilian government granting it the ability to issue and unlimited amount in its offshore and onshore bond markets.

The international Finance Corporation has taken another step in furthering the internationalisation of Indian rupee bond markets by issuing the first London listed bond in the currency. The deal also marks the longest dated offshore Indian rupee bond.

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

International Finance Corporation extended its Kangaroo curve with a 10.5 year on Friday. World Bank also funded in non-core dollars, printing a NZ$350m ($276.2m) seven year Kauri bond.

The International Finance Corporation printed debut tranches from its onshore Indian rupee bond programme on Tuesday. The bond — dubbed a Maharaja — marks the first time an international financial institution has issued in domestic rupees for over a decade.

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International Finance Corporation opened books on a curve extending five year offshore renminbi bond on Tuesday.

International Finance Corporation opened books on the first tap of its five year Kangaroo line on Monday. It is also set to open books on a five year offshore renminbi deal this week.

The UK government announced on Friday that it is planning to sell an offshore renminbi bond, which would make it the first sovereign outside China to do so. A slew of supranational and agency issuers have been drawn to the market this week following favourable moves in the dollar/renminbi basis swap.

US retail investors have been piling in orders for the International Finance Corporation’s green bonds this week after it offered the notes for the first time through its US retail channel. Meanwhile, it has mandated banks for a London-listed offshore renminbi bond set to be priced next week.