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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.

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.

Bahrain's Arab Banking Corp launched a $500m three year syndicated loan into the market on Thursday morning, becoming the second Gulf bank to come to the market after seven years away.

Chilean state copper company Codelco priced its debut euro-denominated bond issue inside where it could have priced a dollar deal on Wednesday, according to a banker on the deal, as European corporate buyers jumped at the chance for some EM-flavoured yield.

Chilean state copper company Codelco became the latest in a run of EM issuers to debut in euros on Wednesday, taking advantage of strong demand for yield and a beneficial basis swap to price inside where it could have priced a dollar bond, according to a banker on the deal.

Webhelp, the French call centre operator, has set an original issue discount of 99.5 on its €120m increase to an existing €275m loan.

Chilean copper company Codelco has set the final spread for the a 10 year euro issue at 93bp over mid-swaps, inside the 95bp-100bp range indicated earlier on Wednesday. The deal’s size is indicated at around €500m, but has not been set, said a syndicate official.

Peripheral European borrowers are set to benefit from a lack of competing supply and red hot demand this month. Conditions are strong enough this week for Portugal to launch a dollar bond in the tricky 10 year maturity, despite troubles affecting one the country’s leading banks — plus a short benchmark execution window.

Bahrain Steel launched a $340m seven year syndicated loan into the market on Wednesday morning.

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.

Odebrecht’s oil and gas arm reopened recently issued perpetual notes on Tuesday, taking advantage of a strong market to raise another $150m in an opportunistic trade.

Daimler launched a €500m 10 year bond today that showed quite how divided investor opinion can be about some instruments at the moment.