Asia Pacific
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HSBC has opened a China desk in Israel to capture the growing trade and investment flows between the two countries.
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Ingrid Millet International filed a draft prospectus in Hong Kong on Monday, vying for approval to list on the city’s stock exchange.
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China Aoyuan Property Group, Hydoo International Holding and Indonesia’s Federal International Finance wasted no time in hitting the bond market on Wednesday after the Labour Day holiday.
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Export-Import Bank of Thailand is meeting investors this week ahead of a new dollar bond transaction, its first in nearly eight years.
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The UK’s Lloyds Banking Group is readying a subordinated tier two bond, to be issued in Singapore dollars.
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India's IndoStar Capital Finance has announced an indicative price range for its potential Rp18.4bn ($276m) IPO, according to a banker on the deal.
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Hong Kong and other offshore financial centres can help Chinese issuers broaden their appeal among international green bond investors, according to Vincent Lee, executive director at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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Huya, a live streaming platform backed by YY and Tencent, has started bookbuilding for its up to $180m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Chilean state-owned copper mining company Codelco raised $600m of 30 year money in Taiwan on Monday in the first Formosa trade from a Chilean corporate.
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By attracting private investors to provide risk capital to microfinance firms in the developing world, Global Parametrics is hoping to bolster insurance provision against natural disasters to families and businesses in poor countries.
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Ping An Healthcare and Technology priced its HK$8.8bn ($1.1bn) IPO at the top of guidance after a flood of demand from local and international investors.
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The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) is lifting the bar on international banks to underwrite Chinese government bonds and their local branches to trade derivatives, one of a slew of measures released this weekend to set foreign banks in China free and increase competition in the onshore market.