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Public sector euro benchmark supply is set to restart after a lull last week, with a eurozone sovereign and a French agency hitting screens on Monday for pricing on Tuesday.

Swiss flavours and fragrance manufacturer Givaudan is a regular user of the Swiss franc corporate bond market, but sold its first euro deal this week to help refinance the funding of its €1.25bn acquisition of French natural ingredients supplier Naturex.

DP World hit screens on Monday to announce a tender offer of a 2019 Sukuk note and the sale of a new 10 year dollar benchmark.

The National Bank of Oman has launched a tender offer to buy back half of a 2019 dollar benchmark as well as announcing a roadshow for a new five year deal.

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group is making a belated attempt to list in Hong Kong some two years after mandating banks.

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The European Investment Bank printed flat to, if not through, its dollar curve on Wednesday, drawing a more than doubly subscribed book and immediately moving tighter in secondaries. That should bode well for other borrowers looking at the currency in the coming weeks, said SSA bankers.

The Asian follow-on and block markets saw two transactions in Chinese healthcare names this week that raised a total of $250m.

Hong Kong IPO hopefuls rushed to file their draft prospectuses with the city’s bourse this week, as the window closes for a launch before the end of the year.

Qutoutiao and 111 have launched their respective IPOs on the Nasdaq this week, while Liulishuo has headed to New York for a listing.

The European Investment Bank printed flat to, if not through, its dollar curve on Wednesday, drawing a more than doubly subscribed book and immediately moving tighter in secondaries. That should bode well for other borrowers looking at the currency in the coming weeks, said SSA bankers.

A day after Swedish bearings and seals manufacturer SKF announced a tender offer for its outstanding short dated bonds, it sold a €300m seven year bond to finance the buy-back.