The pace of borrowing in offshore renminbi is accelerating, but public markets remain closed, meaning MTN issuance is dominating in the currency.

The International Finance Corporation sold on Wednesday the longest-dated Masala bond ever. The supranational also believes other issuers could be about to enter the market.

Public sector borrowers from the eurozone periphery are preparing a flurry of issuance in the next few days, with one still smarting from a change to its rating outlook late last week.

ABN Amro has picked a former BNP Paribas banker to head its MTN private placement desk.

The World Bank placed a Saudi Arabian riyal trade through JP Morgan on Friday. The Sr625m ($166.7m) five year note is the first MTN to be sold in riyal since December 2009, according to Dealogic.

The year to date volume of medium term note issuance is the lowest it has been for at least 15 years, according to Dealogic data.

The medium term note market is being marginalised by a flood of public trades ahead of the European Central Bank policy meeting on March 10.

Japanese retail investors will, for the first time, have the chance to invest in the International Finance Corporation's Masala programme after the supranational launched on Tuesday its first Masala Uridashi.

While volatility still grips much of the developing world, the pace of emerging market currency issuance from supranationals has intensified, the drought of early February long forgotten.

World Bank has raised funds in Nigerian naira for the first time since March 2014. The one year clip comes in spite of rumbles of a potential currency devaluation.

Emerging market currencies appear to be back in fashion with medium term note investors this week, after supply had weakened in early February from a strong January start.

The Chartered Community of Navarre made a rare appearance in the bond market through Santander on February 11.