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Tatarstan’s government and a Russian-Malaysian consortium have signed an agreement on a feasibility study into launching Russia’s first Islamic bank.

Société Générale reaped the rewards of nipping into the dollar market ahead of first quarter earnings blackout with a $1.5bn tier two deal which attracted huge demand and enjoyed tight pricing.

Taiwan’s GreTai Securities Market (GreTai) is aiming in May to launch benchmark yield curves for the Formosa bonds listed on its platform, with 10 firms picked as market makers to quote bid/offer prices, two sources close to the matter told GlobalRMB.

Singapore listed OUE Limited has made a return to the bond market, raking in a chunky S$300m ($220m) from a five year offering. The property name, which had taken a market break, is just one of a handful of issuers that are slowly making their way back into the Singapore dollar sector.

Central China Securities is setting its sights on issuing new H-shares to raise funds via the private placement route, as debate continues over a Chinese requirement to give up 10% of any state-owned enterprise public equity offerings to the national pension fund.

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) plans to announce banks as early as next Monday ahead of its first outing to the dollar bond market in almost three years.

Noble Group, a commodities supplier that launched a $2.25bn fundraising recently, is fending off further criticism of its financials and debt levels, with research firms Muddy Waters and GMT having issued new reports on the company.

In this round-up, RMB deposits in South Korea fall again, Australia renews its swap line with China, and the Bank of China cross-border RMB index for February rises despite the Spring Festival holiday.

Citic Capital Financial Holding exited its holdings in China Cinda Asset Management via a clean-up trade on Thursday, raising HK$1.09bn ($140.47m). The block was launched amid a 30% rally in China Cinda’s shares, but that proved no barrier as investors were more than happy to get their hands on the deal.

The management team of Indonesian property developer Hanson International is planning to meet investors in Singapore next week to gauge their appetite ahead of a follow-on offering to raise $200m-$250m.

Chinese brokerage HTSC has kicked off preparations for its $1.5bn-$2bn Hong Kong IPO, starting conversations with potential cornerstone investors this week.

Conditions may be optimal for Latin American borrowers to make up for lost time and issue international bonds this week as the April rally continued, but no one from the region issued in dollars this week.