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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is the first SSA borrower this week to brave the dollar bond market as tricky conditions in other markets make life tough for issuers.

Boustead Holdings is seeking to raise MR1.05bn ($244.88m) in a two-for-five rights offering, as it looks to grow its property development and investment businesses.

China Railway Construction Corp has priced the first H-share convertible bond in Asia ex-Japan since 2007, raising $500m to get this year’s equity-linked market rolling.

Goodbaby China has kicked off pre-marketing for a potential $200m IPO and could start the roadshow next week, according to market sources.

Grand Capital International, a subsidiary of SinoPac Financial Holdings, is tapping dollar liquidity in Taiwan for a $220m three year loan.

Romania is set to come to the bond market “sooner rather than later”, said Anca Dragu, the country's Minister of Public Finance on Tuesday. It is likely to print a trade in euros.

The Republic of the Philippines plans to execute a $2bn deal in the first half of the year, consisting of a bond swap to extend maturities and a new transaction as part of its ongoing liability management efforts.

India's Quick Heal Technologies wrapped up investor meetings for its $70m-$80m IPO last week and plans to open books in mid February, according to sources.

The Asian bond market woke up to a pair of Chinese investment grade credits on Tuesday with Bank of Communications Hong Kong and China Nonferrous Metal Mining looking to tie up their respective dollar deals.

Colombian state owned oil company, Ecopetrol said it wanted to reiterate its commitment to cost cutting and protecting its cash flow after Moody’s left it perilously close to losing one of its investment grade ratings.

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) is gearing up to sell its first Panda bond in 2016. The policy lender is considering the asset class due to its attractive pricing when compared with offshore renminbi bonds.

The drop in offshore RMB (CNH) deposits in Hong Kong, and the further tightening of CNH liquidity due to the intervention of the Chinese central bank, is being touted as examples of how investors are ready to sell out of RMB assets. But a glance at liquidity trends across other RMB hubs reveals that the picture may be more nuanced.