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The recent volatility in the bond market ahead of an imminent US interest rate hike did not concern repeat issuer Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoCom Leasing), which ventured out on Tuesday and printed a $2bn triple trancher, extending its curve to 10 years.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoCom Leasing) is set to become the first leasing arm of a bank in Asia ex-Japan to tap offshore investors in 2017, having opened books for a new dollar-denominated transaction.

Lenovo Group priced a five year fixed bond and a subordinated perpetual non call five in a soft market on Thursday and on the back of disappointing third quarter results. But investors shrugged off any concerns and poured into the transaction.

Qantas Airways is holding roadshows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei for its latest fundraising, a two tranche revolver that refinances a A$1.13bn ($849m) loan raised a few years ago.

Chinese high yield names KWG Property Holding and Kangde Xin Composite Material Group Co, as well as unrated Lenovo Group, launched dollar deals on Thursday morning — just one day after Indian high yield issuer Eros International pulled its bond because of weak demand.

Lenders that have chipped in for Bank Negara Indonesia’s $750m facility can expect to be scaled back by close to 50% of their original commitments, said bankers close to the trade. Allocations are due to be announced in the next few days.

Singapore-listed commodities company Noble Group, ICBC International and China SCE Property Holdings were out of the gates on Monday morning for new dollar outings, coming before a widely expected Federal Reserve rate hike this month.

China Reinsurance (Group) Corp and China Cinda Asset Management Co ventured out on a busy Thursday with their respective five year prints that saw investors stand firmly by their sides. The two took a combined $3.8bn.

The strength of the primary debt market in Asia shows no signs of abating, with a number of borrowers heading out on Thursday for fresh dollar fundraisings.

Novelis’s $1.8bn Asian refinancing of its US term loan B has seen four new lenders come in during syndication, as the leads hold out for several more large commitments.

Issuers from Greater China are set to storm the debt market soon with China Reinsurance Finance Corp, China Cinda Asset Management Co, Grand China Air Co and Pacific Century Premium Developments eyeing dollar offerings. Separately, New China Life Insurance Company has got the green light from its board to raise funds offshore.

Banks hit the market with a host of very tightly priced preferred senior deals this week, and a growing pipeline suggested the trend in issuance was only set to continue.