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Europe's low yield environment has prompted a dramatic increase in Chinese issuers printing euro bonds this year. And with Beijing Enterprises and Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure raising a combined €700 ($772m) on April 29, observers are confident this trend is only about to get stronger.

India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has made a successful return with a new 10 year trade. Although the Asian bond market was crowded with deals this week, the Indian oil and gas company managed to find a good window to raise $500m.

UK publisher Pearson has followed up its successful return to the euro bond market last year with a tightly priced 10 year, almost five times oversubscribed.

UK nursery and early education provider for under-fives, Busy Bee is closing books on its £210m loan on Wednesday, with lenders expecting pricing to finish tight.

Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) increased its June 2019 dollar bonds to $900m on Tuesday, paying a single digit new issue premium for the tap.

China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) has picked eight banks to work on what will be the first Basel III tier two deal from a Chinese bank in 2015.

HSBC has underlined the importance of its Asian operations with the appointment of Alexi Chan as one of its new global co-heads of debt capital markets. The news comes as speculation grows that the bank will move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong.

Chinese property developer New World China Land has launched a dual tranche financing of HK$2.2bn into general syndication, with three banks at the top.

Bank of India (BOI) demonstrated this week that absence really does make the heart grow fonder, getting a rousing reception for its return to the international bond market. A large oversubscription allowed the borrower to raise the upper end of its targeted size and shave 20bp off initial guidance.

Brazilian cement company Votorantim Cimentos is planning a euro transaction and has picked banks for a May roadshow.

India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has opened books to what will be its first dollar outing since October 2012. Ahead of its comeback, the Baa3/BBB- rated Indian borrower met potential investors in Asia and Europe.

A bevy of periphery borrowers have picked this week to get deals away — to varying levels of success — as negotiations over the financial future of Greece take on a more positive tone.