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China Development Bank Corp is kicking off the year with a bang, launching a euro/dollar dual currency bond across five tranches Tuesday morning.

China Development Bank Corp has turned its sights on adollar-euro transaction to start its 2017 debt issuance.

Chinese property developer Cifi Holdings (Group) Co has raised $530m from a multi-currency club loan.

Hebei Yichen Industrial Group Corp priced its Hong Kong IPO at the low end of its marketing range last week, netting HK$673.5m ($86.8m).

Hebei Yichen Industrial Group Corp opened books on a HK$839.6m ($108.3m) IPO in Hong Kong on Thursday, signing up three cornerstone investors.

The Shanghai Municipal government priced the first free trade zone (FTZ) bond on Thursday, marking the launch of a third bond market in China.

CSC Financial Co has priced Asia's last jumbo IPO of 2016, selling shares in its Hong Kong listing in the middle of expectations to raise HK$7.7bn ($992.5m).

State-owned CSC Financial Co has opened books on its HK$8.2bn ($1.1bn) IPO in Hong Kong, with value seen for the shares at the low end of the price range.

Export-Import Bank of China hit the debt market on Wednesday, bagging €2bn (US$2.1bn) in the largest euro deal from a Chinese borrower to date. While DCM bankers say that there’s little opportunity for arbitrage, Chexim benefited by reaching new investors. Morgan Davis reports.

Chinese issuers stormed the primary debt market on Wednesday with Export-Import Bank of China, China Aluminum International Engineering Corp (Chalieco) and Changsha Pilot Investment Holdings Co among the borrowers attracting bids.

Free trade zone (FTZ) bonds are finally about to emerge in China, with the Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau releasing a set of guidelines on the underwriting process of the city’s upcoming transaction.

The Asian debt market stepped up a gear Tuesday with a number of new launches and mandates, as issuers navigate the volatility and try to wrap up their fundraisings before key holidays and the end of the year.