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Luye Pharma Group has priced its HK$5.9bn ($764m) IPO at the top of the range, as the healthcare sector found favour among investors. But heavily subscribed books meant that some accounts ended up empty handed.

Issuers from Brazil dominate a hefty pipeline of Latin American issuers likely to sell bonds next week as region’s largest economy claws back new issue market share from Mexico.

Jamaica made a triumphant return to bond markets on Tuesday just a year after its last debt restructuring, showing of the strength of the high yield market by clinching its lowest ever coupon in international markets.

Colbún, Chile's second largest power company, demonstrated the pricing pull that the country's corporates have in bond markets this week, repricing its curve with a negative new issue premium as large as 10bp, according to bankers on and away from the deal.

Phoenix Group on Monday offered up a rare unrated sterling denominated senior bond, representing the UK insurer’s debut in the bond markets.

The Republic of Indonesia priced its debut euro-denominated bond on Thursday and was met with overwhelming demand from yield hungry investors. But bankers are now in a fierce debate about how much of a concession the borrower had to pay to secure its first euro trade — and whether it was worth it, writes Virginia Furness.

Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) on Thursday tapped its 2019 bonds and added a new 10 year, bringing a total of $800m of new funding. And while there had been talk of the borrower following the Republic of Korea to the euro market, the pricing opportunity was not right.

Redco Properties Group, the Chinese residential property developer, is meeting fixed income investors this week. Should a deal follow, it will be the borrower's first ever bond.

There were big increases in overall volume for Asia Pacific ex-Japan bonds, loans and equity in the first six months of 2014, with bonds and loans posting their biggest ever first half results. DCM rose by 9% from the same period in 2013, to $576bn, while loans jumped 16% to $243bn. ECM volumes were up 15% to $107bn, the highest level since the first half of 2011.

One week after unveiling the identities of its partners, Alibaba is back in the spotlight once again with another step towards its jumbo IPO. The e-commerce giant has finally chosen the New York Stock Exchange as the home for its American Depositary Shares under the ticker symbol BABA.

China's Huawei Technologies has wrapped up syndication of its debut loan in the European market as commitments took the deal to a larger than targeted size of $1.6bn.

Thai Airways is meeting investors for its first dollar offering this week and has opted for a senior perpetual bond. Should it be successful, the borrower will be only the second Thai corporate to tap the international market this year.