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CDB Leasing Co, an arm of China Development Bank, is planning to raise around $1bn via a Hong Kong IPO in the first half of 2016, with three banks expected to lead the transaction.

Emirates NBD has turned up in size in the private medium term note market, printing a pair of clips, one of which was its largest MTN in more than five years.

China Reinsurance’s HK$15.6bn ($2.01bn) listing in Hong Kong is multiple times covered, with the leads on the deal telling investors that pricing is expected in the upper half of guidance.

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has picked banks for a senior Reg S sukuk, and kicks off investor meetings this week.

South Korea is set to see a long awaited covered bond this week, with Kookmin Bank finally starting to take orders for what will be the first such issuance since the government enacted new laws last year.

Bankers covering Latin America are optimistic about the prospects for primary supply from the region this week, with Mexican names the top picks to test the market.

CEEMEA has only seen a tap so far this week after its explosive restart, but mounting mandates and a strong secondary performance for the recent transactions mean more supply should be just around the corner.

Looking at stockmarket performance only, you wouldn’t know this was a strong week for equity capital markets. Yet ECM issuance is experiencing something of a revival, with several significant block trades and IPOs having succeeded.

Singapore and China have announced new initiatives to boost the internationalisation of renminbi (RMB) through the city-state.

Fitch has downgraded a series of project bonds issued by Odebrecht’s oil and gas subsidiary for the fifth time this year following the early termination of an oil rig contract by Petrobras.

This week began with three small euro offerings on screens from Landsbankinn, Carrefour Banque and NordLB as investors and issuers remained defensive after a recent run of gains in equities was met with a loss on Monday.

China Water Affairs Group has picked one bank to arrange a $100m fundraising, hitting the loan market for the first time in more than a year.