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The European Central Bank struck a decidedly dovish tone at its meeting on Thursday, meaning there were no nasty surprises for SSAs planning bond issues in the coming days. A French agency is on screens for a deal in dollars this Friday, while euro and dollar benchmarks are slated for next week.

Emirates NBD has picked banks for a bond in the additional tier one format, aiming to be the second such deal from a Middle East bank this year.

The State of North Rhine Westphalia sold an unusually large amount of debt in the SSA market on Wednesday through a dual tranche offering, with one of the bonds coming with a sustainable label.

Charles Pitts-Tucker has been promoted to international head of investment banking at Nomura, alongside a string of other moves at the Japanese bank.

The SSA euro market’s record start to the year shows no signs of slowing down, with bankers confident that the conditions which have helped draw record book after record book are here to stay. That backdrop helped Export Development Canada (EDC) to an excellent debut in the currency, as well as a very strong trade from the veteran European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

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The European Stability Mechanism on Monday took care of all its first quarter funding needs in one fell swoop, drawing a heavily oversubscribed book with high Asian demand that allowed 2bp of price tightening. On-looking SSA bankers said the deal was a good sign for — and likely gave confidence to — Spain, which is bringing its second syndicated benchmark of the year on Tuesday.

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Mashreqbank printed its $500m five year dollar bond on Tuesday, with orders for the deal topping $1.8bn and leads reporting strong Asian demand for the note.

Société Générale is enjoying a record year in the Japanese debt markets, after selling its debut deal in Euroyen format late on Friday. The transaction received strong demand from investors, even though it was marketed at the same time as another total loss-absorbing (TLAC) eligible transaction from ING Groep.

Sunac China Holdings priced a large three year callable bond, taking advantage of the abundant liquidity in the market following Chinese New Year. But investors appeared to hold back when it came to less familiar names.

KfW found plenty of appetite in the sterling market on Monday, allowing it to increase its target size during the book build for a tap, before printing an even larger size of £750m. FMS Wertmanagement will add to the sterling supply on Tuesday after picking banks for its second fixed rate benchmark in the currency this year.