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KfW drew its largest ever benchmark book this week while visiting the seven year tenor, a part of the euro curve that has been red hot for issuers for several weeks and that SSA bankers still has plenty to offer borrowers next week. The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is lining up a deal for next week, although bankers are suggesting it looks at the long end.

Public sector bankers lined up to laud a new SSA borrower this week, as the International Development Association (IDA) surpassed expectations on its bond debut. Now, many are eager to see the its next move, with many anticipating a Washington supranational with greater currency flexibility, writes Craig McGlashan.

Emerging market bond investors have welcomed JP Morgan’s launch this week of a new suite of indices that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The indices could help investors launch new funds.

Digital advertising firm Yell added a new sub-benchmark deal to an otherwise lacklustre sterling high yield bond pipeline this week. The market is lagging more than £1bn ($1.4bn) behind 2017’s first quarter volumes.

Australian property company Stockland was the first Australian issuer to sell a green bond in Europe in 2014. The company finally returned to the euro market on Thursday, but chose not to go with a green bond, on the same day as compatriot Ausgrid chose to price its new deal.

Controls have been tightened after the high-profile losses that banks took on margin loans when retail conglomerate Steinhoff ran into trouble late last year. But strategic equity solutions businesses remain central to equity capital markets, writes David Rothnie.

Turkish real estate developer Ronesans Gayrimenkul Yatirim has released initial price guidance on its benchmark five year bond, which a rival syndicate has called wide but a lead said was the pick-up investors are demanding over Turkish international corporates.

EPIF Infrastructure, has released initial price guidance for a six year fixed rate euro benchmark.

Coal mining company Mongolyn Alt (MAK) has further extended bookbuilding for its five year non-call two transaction, which is now expected to be priced in the week of April 23. The deal started taking orders officially on Tuesday.

KfW took home €5bn in the seven year part of the euro curve, which has been red hot for a few weeks, with bankers citing low second quarter supply as particularly supportive of conditions and suggesting there is plenty more interest for further trades in the tenor. The European Financial Stability Facility is lining up a deal for next week — although bankers are suggesting it looks at the long end.

Rocket Internet has completed the first sale of shares in HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, since its €276m IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in October.

JP Morgan has announced a new suite of emerging market bond indices that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.