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National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is set to hit the road for the Middle East’s first ever green bond, planting a flag in the sand for sustainable bond issuance from the region.

Egypt has picked four international banks to manage its upcoming bond sale as it awaits approval on a $12bn extended fund facility (EFF) from the IMF’s executive board.

Citi has made a couple of senior appointments to its business in Asia Pacific including naming Servaas Chorus as its new head of global capital management for the region.

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Co has wrapped up a multiple times oversubscribed rights issue, netting HK$9.5bn ($1.2bn), according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Sharjah Islamic Bank has mandated three international banks, as well as several local banks, to arrange a senior dollar sukuk transaction.

A couple of banks are finalising their approvals for the $1bn loan for South African telecoms group MTN and the deal is due to sign before the end of next week.

The approval of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect came with a number of changes to the overall structure of the cross-border investment scheme. Markets are now debating the appeal and challenges of the new set-up.

A group of Indian and international banks have signed up to manage the government’s sell-down of NBCC India, which is set to be worth around Rp22bn ($328.5m), a source familiar with the matter said this week.

Citi has named Servaas Chorus as its new head of global capital management for Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

A pair of public sector borrowers are set to join NRW.Bank in the dollar market this week, taking advantage of good conditions — and with perhaps one eye on the US presidential election in early November.

The International Finance Corporation has brought its second Nigerian naira bond of the year, just one week after its first issuance in the currency since August 2015.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank is preparing to go live with its second international bond of the year, having hired five firms to arrange a 144A/Reg S trade.