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Serbia has returned to the euro market after only four months, tapping the line it opened in June this year and raising cash to refinance dollar obligations it faces in 2020.

National Express and Citycon mandated banks on Thursday for bond issues, piling into the November issuance spree before the market goes into hibernation next month.

China’s Ministry of Finance has raised €4bn from a three tranche deal, returning to the euro market after 15 years away. The bond is expected to encourage Chinese issuers from across the credit spectrum to tap the euro market, writes Addison Gong.

Volkswagen Finance (China) will come back to the Chinese auto loan ABS market after a two-year break on November 13. The Beijing-based originator is offering a Rmb5.97bn ($851m) dual-tranche note equipped with two international ratings.

The Swedish Export Credit Corp printed a $1.25bn three year global benchmark bond on Wednesday, tightening the spread to land flat to its curve and aided by a favourable move in swap spreads.

Latin American bond market participants away from Costa Rica’s proposed $1.5bn cross-border issue said they thought the deal would find strong demand as the Central American nation announced a roadshow amid friendly market conditions on Tuesday.

China’s Ministry of Finance has raised €4bn from a three tranche deal, returning to the euro market after a 15 year layoff. Bankers think the deal will encourage Chinese issuers from across the credit spectrum to come to the euro market.

The Province of Alberta came to market on Tuesday for a five year dollar global bond, paving the way for the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), which announced that it will hit the three year bucket on Wednesday.

Danske Bank has made its second visit of the year to the euro tier two market, paying a much tighter spread for a deal that was otherwise identical to its earlier transaction. The Danish issuer has been subject to higher capital requirements in 2019, amid the fallout from a series of high profile money laundering investigations.

Serbia has returned to the euro market after only four months, tapping the line it opened in June this year and raising cash to refinance dollar obligations it faces in 2020.

Bajaj Finance, an Indian non-banking financial company, has launched its debut offshore borrowing of $575m-equivalent into general syndication.

State-owned China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) raised $2bn from three dollar bonds on Monday, making a rapid comeback to the debt market.