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First Abu Dhabi Bank (FADB) appeared in the Swiss franc market on Thursday, selling five year bonds in an arbitrage driven transaction.

China Aoyuan Property Group was back in the offshore market on Wednesday for the fourth time in as many months, using a dual-currency transaction to settle the last $300m of its fundraising quota.

mBank, a Polish financial institution, has hit the market with what will be the first euro benchmark from a CEEMEA borrower in over a month, taking what some investors believe is a cautious approach to reopening the market.

A recent ratings outlook upgrade for Hong Kong developer Nan Fung International Holdings gave it a fillip, helping it raise $500m from a 10 year bond issuance on Tuesday.

Chinese electric car maker Nio launched its US IPO, looking to pocket up to $1.3bn amid strong interest from investors for stocks in the sector.

Signs of a revival in primary bond market activity were evident on Tuesday when four Asian issuers ventured out for new dollar transactions, setting the stage for what is set to be a busy September.

UBS has hired Boyang Liu as an associate director on the debt origination team.

Polish bank mBank is embarking on a roadshow to market the first euro denominated international public bond from the CEEMEA region in over a month, and the first since Turkey’s currency crisis triggered a wave of selling across emerging market debt.

San Miguel Food & Beverage is gearing up for what is expected to be one of the largest stock sales out of southeast Asia in the second half of this year.

Indonesia’s Modernland Realty raised $150m on Tuesday to offset some of its pressing debt maturities, becoming the country’s first high yield bond issuer since May.

The volume of new equity-linked deals in Europe is down significantly this year compared with the same period in 2017, but market participants hope for a recovery when the ECB starts raising rates.

Chinese industrial name Fufeng Group raised $350m from a bond on Tuesday, offering a coupon step-up to show its commitment to maintaining its investment grade rating from S&P. Logan Property Holdings Co also separately bagged $300m on the same day.