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Beijing Enterprises Group is in the market for a HK$4.5bn ($575m) five year term loan launched through eight banks.

The Hong Kong real estate developer is coming to the Chinese onshore market for the first time. The deal is as much about the issuer getting familiar with the onshore bond market as it is about fundraising, GlobalRMB understands.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co raised $250m from an opportunistic deal on Wednesday, marking the first time the Geely parent company has sold a dollar bond.

On Tuesday, Logicor, the largest provider of logistics property in Europe, made its debut in the euro corporate bond market. The €1.8bn three tranche deal is believed to be the largest debut trade by a real estate company in euros.

Regular issuer Dongfeng-Nissan Auto Finance will open books for a Rmb4.43bn ($639.6m) auto loan securitization on Thursday.

China National Bluestar (Group) Co paid a handsome new issue premium for a $300m senior perpetual bond amid weak sentiment for the structure, as its deal caused a widening in the broader Chinese senior perp market.

Agricultural Bank of China's Hong Kong branch became one of only two issuers to print floating rate notes (FRNs) in October, raising $800m on Wednesday.

Avic International Leasing Co netted $350m on Tuesday from a three year bond, opting for a slightly different pricing strategy by starting the deal at a relatively tight guidance.

China Merchants Loscam has closed a $302m dual-currency club loan, making a comeback to the offshore market after a five-year absence.

China and Japan confirm details of currency swaps and plans to invest more in third party markets, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) renews the license of nine authorised institutions as Primary Liquidity Providers (PLPs) for the CNH market in Hong Kong and Singapore sets up new government agency to bridge the funding gap facing Asia’s infrastructure projects.

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co raised $150m from a tap on Thursday, getting ahead of potential supply expected from the sector next week.

The loan market is weighing up the fate of billions of dollars worth of deals after the disappearance and possible murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist who had criticised the regime. Mariam Meskin and Mike Turner report.