Bloomberg - UBS AG (UBSN) expects Asian issuers to return to the bond market in February after the quietest week this year left dollar-denominated debt offerings short of a monthly record.

Sales in February by borrowers from Asia outside Japan will exceed the amount slated to mature or be called, according to Edwin Chan, head of Asian credit research at the Swiss lender. The region’s companies and sovereigns raised $22.8 billion in the U.S. currency this month, 3 percent less than last January, the busiest month on record, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

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