Deal and ratings review, week ending January 20 2017

The Australian Office of Financial Management printed A$9.3 billion (US$7.04 billion) in the Australian market's largest-ever deal this week. Elsewhere, Kauri market activity picked up with World Bank placing NZ$550 million (US$396.2 million) in its first Kauri deal of the year and Kommunalbanken Norway adding NZ$150 million to its August 2025 New Zealand dollar bond.