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Hong Kong's United Photovoltaics and Chinese issuers Reward Science and Technology Industry Group Co, Beijing Capital Group and Yuzhou Properties Company all launched new dollar transactions Wednesday amid a flurry of pre-holiday issuance.

Citi has named Ian Campbell a managing director and head of DCM for Australia and New Zealand, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

The Republic of the Philippines launched a 25 year dollar transaction Wednesday morning, returning to the market for its regular start of the year deal.

The European Investment Bank plans to tap its May 2021 Polish zloty bond on Wednesday, after mandating banks for a deal on Tuesday.

The pipeline for euro issuance is filling up once again as the European Investment Bank looks to raise funds at 10 years, although a deal from KfW on Tuesday appeared to struggle to reach €1bn.

Paper packaging maker Smurfit Kappa launched a drive by benchmark euro offering on Tuesday, as it looks to refinance existing securitisation facilities.

Belgium hit a landmark on Tuesday, printing its biggest deal ever with a 10 year benchmark. Scoring a more modest €1bn, African Development Bank's second ever euro syndication also met with a warm reception.

Trafigura, the Swiss commodities trader, has launched a multicurrency revolving credit facility to refinance the deal it signed in March last year.

London-headquartered Vedanta Resources is pursuing a new 5.5 year dollar transaction after more than three years out of the international market,. The new deal is taking place alongside a tender offer for two of the company’s existing notes.

State Bank of India, through its London branch, is selling a new senior dollar bond, getting its funding done before Donald Trump officially taking office on Friday.

Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group launched its debut dollar bond through subsidiary Genting Overseas Holding Company (GOHL) on Tuesday morning.

Sibanye Gold, the South African gold producer, has set a date for bank commitments as it targets a quick turnaround on a loan backing its acquisition of US palladium miner Stillwater.