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Chinese issuers are yet again dominating the supply in Asia ex-Japan debt markets, with four firms wooing dollar and euro bond investors on Tuesday.

A $400m loan for Bharat Petroleum Corp’s (BPCL) offshore unit was allocated last week, attracting commitments from three Indian banks during the two months it was open to participants.

Tata Motors’ £640m ($839m) refinancing has been launched into general syndication after the senior phase was completed this month.

UBS has named a top executive in Zurich to take over as its India country head from next year, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Greatship (India) and Sino Horizon Holdings are in the market with their latest financings, each offering three ticket levels.

Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes sealed a successful dollar deal on Monday, despite venturing into a shaky market full of sceptical high yield investors.

Investment grade issuers China State Construction International Holdings and Shenzhen International Holdings raised $800m and $300m, respectively, on Tuesday. But their bonds struggled to perform in secondary due to lingering softness in the market.

Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) extended its curve with a 30 year dollar bond on Tuesday, part of a multi-tranche deal in which it raised a hefty $3.275bn in two currencies.

A banker at DBS’s syndicated finance unit in Hong Kong has left the Singaporean firm after five years, according to sources close to the matter.

Banks running dollar deals for Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes and Indonesian energy company ABM Investama steered the transactions to success on Monday despite a shaky market for high yield credits.

Chinese issuers are storming the debt market this week, with Tuesday seeing the Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim), Shanghai Commercial Bank and Oceanwide Holdings Co among the borrowers enticing investors.

China State Construction International Holdings and Shenzhen International Holdings are taking bids for dollar bonds, while Yiwu State-owned Capital Operation Co has mandated banks for a Reg S deal. On the other hand, Lifestyle International Holdings has decided not to pursue its fundraising for the time being.