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Deal after deal has hit screens in euros this week as issuers from all across the public sector spectrum printed in maturities from five to 30 years.

WHSmith, the UK newsagent and bookseller, has signed a £130m five year revolving credit line to use as its working capital facility, it said on Wednesday, while raising its full year profit forecast.

The UK Debt Management Office broke its record book size on Tuesday for the second time in three months, as it also enjoyed a healthy showing from investors outside the country.

While many of the main euro issuers have already scored their big January benchmarks, the pipeline of euro issuance is growing increasingly congested, although the range of maturities on offer should allow borrowers to avoid treading on each other's toes.

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has become the latest issuer from the country to venture offshore, opting for a Reg S only format to speed up execution.

Neerg Energy is set to become the second Indian corporate to sell a dollar green bond, having hired six firms to arrange meetings with global accounts on Tuesday.

Investor AB, a Swedish industrial holding company, has signed a new five year plus one plus one revolving credit facility for a capped size of Skr10bn ($1.13bn).

Discount retailer B&M will launch on Tuesday its £250m debut high yield bond in a so far ‘hard Brexit’-proof sterling market — but some investors are already warning about a potential glut of supply.

Siam Commercial Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea both returned to the dollar bond market on Monday an extended period away.

The European high yield bond market priced on Friday its third deal listing on the Channel Islands this year, a £425m bond to finance NewDay’s acquisition by Cinven and CVC.

Zhuhai Huafa Group Co on Thursday rolled out a three year dollar offering. It was not an easy task to find a direct comparable due to the debut status of the issuer and its credit strength compared to some other names, admitted bankers.

Debut Indonesian issuer Pan Brothers ventured out to the market Thursday, pricing a $200m five non call three deal, paving the way for more Indonesian high yield issuers.