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French agency Société de Financement Local (SFiL) raised $1bn with its first ever dollar bond on Wednesday, while the German State of North Rhein-Westphalia pushed out its curve to 2048.

India’s Bank of Baroda met investors this week on a non-deal roadshow in Europe and Asia.

Louis Dreyfus Co Asia has enlisted four mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners to distribute a $400m three year loan.

The MR5.9bn ($1.4bn) IPO of Lotte Chemical Titan Holding, the Malaysian arm of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, is oversubscribed as the roadshow heads to London on Wednesday evening, according to a banker on the trade.

Chinese issuers are dominating Wednesday’s debt market in Asia ex-Japan, with two issuers launching dollar deals and two investment grade corporates announcing roadshows for transactions.

Two Indonesian financial institutions, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Adira Dinamika Multi Finance, are scheduled to hit the loan market in July.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch made a quick return to the floating rate bond market, raising $700m from a dual-tranche outing on Monday. The lender was focusing more on price over size, with its five year proving to be investors’ sweet spot, according to bankers.

South Korea’s Posco this week offloaded its entire stake in shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, raising W190.9bn ($167.9m) on the back of a booming stock price.

Road King Infrastructure grabbed $300m on Monday from the sale of its second fixed for life perpetual bond this year, taking advantage of investors’ eagerness for yield.

Amid light-hearted comments from observers about its patchy debt record, Argentina sent a very serious message to markets on Monday with the first ever 100 year bond issuance from a single-B rated sovereign.

Compass Group, the UK food service group, offered investors a choice of main courses on Monday, combining a €750m seven year bond with a £300m 12 year. Demand was plentiful for both and the new issue premia were minimal.

Cyprus, entering an otherwise quiet market, has picked banks for a seven year euro benchmark to be sold on Tuesday.