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South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has received positive feedback from investors for its dual-tranche 144A/Reg S trade, launched on Tuesday morning.

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group will raise as much as HK$15.6bn ($2.0bn) via a Hong Kong IPO after firming up the price range.

South Korea's Hyundai Capital Services is set to meet international fixed income investors starting Monday next week.

Snam, the Italian gas utility, issued a €1.25bn 10 year bond on Monday, winning praise from bankers away from the deal as it printed with no new issue premium.

With one quarter left of 2016 to go and global issuance 22% down, the equity capital markets bookrunner race is going into its final straight. Familiar faces are leading the pack, but incumbents in general are having a tough year.

The recent surge of primary action in European high yield suffered a blow on Monday when Verallia pulled its €500m pay-if-you-can (PIYC) bond. But the market trotted on and kept its momentum.

India’s National Stock Exchange has got the green light from its board of directors to launch its long-awaited IPO in the form of an offer for sale, according to an announcement on its website.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan raised $1bn from a five year sukuk at a record low coupon on Wednesday. The deal affirmed the country’s ability to raise funds from international investors, which are growing more confident about its economic prospects.

MTN Group, the South African telecoms company, priced $1bn of five and 10 year bonds on Wednesday in line with initial guidance that some investors said was generous.

India’s UPL Corp executed its first dollar-denominated bond on Wednesday, benefiting from a quiet primary market, the strength of its credit and an extensive marketing effort beforehand.

French glass packaging maker Verallia on Wednesday began testing investors’ thirst for risk with a €500m pay-if-you-can (PIYC) bond, the first of its kind issued since October 2015.

Chinese data firm GDS Holdings has begun pre-marketing its $300m US listing with bookbuilding expected in the next two weeks. Logistics company ZTO Express has also chosen to float in the US.