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Indonesia Eximbank is sending out a covenant waiver request for a $1.15bn loan it sealed last year, as the policy bank's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose higher than the covenant allows.

Regular Kangaroo issuer Daimler came to the market on Thursday with its first Australian dollar issuance of 2019. Through its Australian entity, Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific, Daimler sold an A$150m ($106.2m) 2.5% March 2022 unsubordinated bond.

China’s state-owned ‘bad debt’ managers are making a comeback in the offshore market, after a rally in the sector. China Orient Asset Management Co this week became the second in a month to price bonds and there are more deals on the way. Addison Gong reports.

Taps in Oceanic currencies flowed freely this week as two supranationals raised funds in the Kangaroo and Kauri markets.

Pearson, the UK educational publisher, has signed a $1.2bn bank facility with a novel margin link to the company’s progress in educational reach, but loans bankers say that this increasingly popular form of funding is unlikely to drag the market out of its low volume melancholy.

Goldman's Richdale joins KKR – JPM hires Wong from BofA – Fubon recruits from ANZ loans – Natixis names head of PB – Deutsche promotes two for sponsors – ABN opens shop in Australia – MSCI backs China A-shares

Following strong interest in Kauri bonds on the secondary market from Asian investors, the World Bank moved into a lagging primary market on Tuesday for a NZ$450m ($306m) increase of a January 2024 issue. Bankers feel that this could potentially jump start the quiet market.

China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co (CDBL) has raised $700m from the bond market, leaning on anchor orders to squeeze a tight final price.

ICBC Financial Leasing Co pulled off an ultra-tight spread on both tranches of a $1.5bn bond. The issuer built a mammoth order book with generous initial guidance but ultimately pushed investors inside fair value estimates.

Philippine oil company Petron Corp has returned to the offshore loan market after a two year absence, picking a bigger lead group that has allowed it to achieve much tighter pricing.

Bank Muscat's Islamic banking arm, Meethaq, has requested proposals from banks for its debut loan syndication.

Debt syndicates Ang, Sloane join ANZ — Citi names leadership for new BCMA unit — Gori to run JP Morgan Apac banking — StanChart hires from HSBC for Singapore global banking