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Agence Française de Développement is looking to become the second European agency to head to the dollar market this week following an impressive result by Municipality Finance on Tuesday.

Austria returned to the 100 year part of the curve — a tenor it has made its own — receiving its strongest ever order book for the maturity.

Royal Bank of Scotland and ING were set on Wednesday to add to a recent run of dollar bond issuance from European banks, with some issuers having clocked up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets can offer.

A flurry of overnight block trades hit Hong Kong's equity market this week.

Sino-Ocean Capital, an alternative investment and asset management business, leaned on its parent company Sino-Ocean Group Holdings to sell its first public dollar bond on Tuesday. But not every investor took comfort from the parent’s backing.

The former head of JP Morgan’s China unit has joined US-based index provider MSCI to lead its Greater China client coverage.

Agence Française de Développement printed a €1bn tap on Tuesday, while Fondo de Amortisacion del Deficit Electrico (FADE) landed €1.2bn at five years.

Austria mandated banks on Tuesday to lead its second century bond, in what will be a litmus test for investor appetite in the ultra-long end of the curve since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis.

German pharmaceuticals company Boehringer Ingelheim has sold its remaining stake in UK drug maker Hikma Pharmaceuticals, after a surge in investor interest in pharma stocks during the Covid-19 global pandemic.

UniCredit opened books on Tuesday for what could be its last capital transaction of the year. The bank favoured the dollar market for its new tier two, having sold a senior transaction in euros only last week.

CLP Power Hong Kong has added $750m to its coffers from a dual-tranche bond, taking advantage of the hot demand for its subsidiary’s recent issue to attract investors.

MicroPort Scientific Corp raised HK$1.55bn ($200m) on Monday after selling a chunk of new stock.