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Saudi Arabia was set to sell its second ever bond in euros on Wednesday. The bond, which will allow the kingdom to further diversify its investor base, is expected to tighten considerably from initial price thoughts.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea has returned to the offshore renminbi (CNH) bond market after nearly three years, to take advantage of a recent rally in the CNH swap rate and investor demand for high quality Korean deals.

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) took a three-pronged approach to its deal on Tuesday, raising nearly $1bn across two dollar bonds and one Hong Kong dollar tranche. The bank was able to squeeze the spread on its notes to new lows, riding on the strong secondary market performance of deals from the big Chinese banks.

BNP Paribas and UBS opened the offshore Australian dollar FIG market for 2021 this week, with a pair of new senior deals.

Saudi Arabia mandated banks on Tuesday to arrange a bond in euros, just a month after it last entered the market to raise dollars. The "opportunistic" bond will enable the kingdom to achieve tight pricing and diversification, market participants said.

India's REC has raised $500m from a tightly priced bond that appealed to investors because of its relatively short tenor of 5.5 years amid volatility in the longer end of the yield curve.

A consortium led by CVC Capital Partners is seeking a HK$2bn ($257.9m) loan to support the take private of Hong Kong fashion retailer I.T.

H&M, the Swedish clothing retail company, has received blowout demand for its debut bond, as the “perfect storm” of ESG criteria and European Central Bank rule changes to allow it to buy sustainability-linked bonds saw the order book bulge to almost 11 times subscribed at guidance.

National Bank of Kuwait, the country's largest lender, was set to raise an additional tier one (AT1) bond on Thursday as FIG issuers across the Gulf take advantage of good credit conditions. More subordinated funding from the region's banks is expected in the coming weeks.

Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is planning to sell its debut dollar bond in late March, in what would be a rare international corporate outing from the country.

National Bank of Kuwait, the country’s largest financial institution, has mandated banks to arrange an offering in its return to the additional tier one market. Market participants, however, are still holding out hope for the Kuwaiti sovereign to make an appearance.

Hennes & Mauritz, the Swedish clothing retailer, has chosen to issue its first ever bond in the novel sustainability-linked format.