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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank, two relatively new supranational borrowers with a focus on the emerging markets, made a big splash in dollars this week as they continue to build out their curves. The issuers managed to achieve strong results despite facing worse volatility than expected as markets soured amid rising fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank made a big splash in the dollar market on Tuesday, despite facing worse volatility than expected as fears over the coronavirus pandemic grew.

Following investor calls last week, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank hit screens on Monday to announce new dollar benchmark transactions, which will be used to support their member states in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Instant noodle maker Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp was back with a $500m deal on Thursday after an eight-year hiatus from the dollar bond market.

Warburg Pincus-backed Computer Age Management Services, an Indian finance-focused technology firm, is set to launch its IPO of up to Rp22.4bn ($305.2m).

Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) and the International Development Association set new size records this week, with the former bringing the biggest ever social bond in dollars and the latter issuing its biggest ever bond since entering the capital markets in 2018.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), two new supranational borrowers focused on the emerging markets, are preparing to issue new dollar bonds to support their member states in the fight against the pandemic.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is readying its second dollar bond of the year, which will be used to support its member states in the fight against the pandemic.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raised a smaller than planned $2.9bn from its additional tier one outing, buffeted by a surge in supply this week and a softer market backdrop. Alice Huang reports.

Data centre operator Aligned has closed a $1bn sustainability-linked debt financing, marking the arrival in this industry of a green finance tool that is growing in popularity.

Bangkok Bank sold its first Basel III-compliant additional tier one dollar bond on Tuesday, making it a rare bank capital offering from Thailand.