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Chinese local government financing vehicle Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism raised $500m on Thursday in the nearly silent, post-US election DCM market in Asia.

It's now all Trump, all the time – especially for China. In this round-up, a recap of our top stories from an eventful week. In broader news, the RMB struggles against the dollar, China’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves hit new lows in October, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank readies a seat at the table for Hong Kong.

Bank of China has racked up another first with the inaugural green covered bond from the mainland. The deal’s unique structure garnered international attention, supporting the country's pursuit of leadership in green bonds.

Local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co became the first and only issuer in Asia ex-Japan to launch a G3 bond this week.

CMB Financial Leasing Co has picked banks and is starting a roadshow this week for its debut international bond, in a sign that it's business as usual in Asia.

Chinese property company Zhongshan Dasin Holdings is raising funds worth $419m in two currencies and multiple tenors.

Bank of China grabbed market attention on Thursday with the inaugural green covered bond from the Mainland. The deal’s unique structure garnered international attention, supporting the country's pursuit of green bond leadership.

Chinese banks have been winning loan mandates for corporate M&A and management buyouts originating from their home market. Now they turning their attention to financing more sponsor driven activity, as two mainland lenders have shown by joining a leveraged buyout loan for an acquisition by Carlyle Group. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Bank of China’s highly anticipated green covered bond launched Thursday, with books growing quickly in the first few hours.

China’s Huishang Bank Corp rolled out its inaugural dollar-denominated additional tier one bond on Thursday, the first from a city commercial bank in the country.

National Bank of Canada became the first North American lender to sell a Panda bond on Wednesday, raising Rmb3.5bn ($517m) from a three year note. What stood out, however, was not the deal execution but how the lender managed to convince the regulators that the sale aligns with China’s Belt and Road initiative.

Bank of China's received on Wednesday a provisional rating for its green secured bonds and leads have set initial price thoughts.