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Saka Energi Indonesia, the upstream oil and gas arm of state-owned Perusahaan Gas Negara, is back in the loan market for a $200m-$300m deal with a bigger top group when compared with its previous borrowing.

Chong Hing Bank plans to replace its legacy tier two notes with new Basel III compliant additional tier two bonds. Roadshow for the new money portion will be held this week, with the exchange offer set to expire next Friday.

Bright Food launched a three year euro bond in Asia on Tuesday, setting initial guidance at 140bp over mid-swaps. The Chinese food and drink producer had roadshowed for a three or five year issue in Asia and Europe last week.

Oceanwide Holdings International and Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) snagged investors on Monday for their new bonds, with the former going for a 363-day deal despite having regulatory quota for a longer transaction, while the latter capitalised on strong demand for its recent trade to bag $500m from a tap.

NetLink Trust has priced Singapore’s largest listing in five years, raising S$2.3bn ($1.7bn) from a well covered book after global yield-focused investors piled in.

Road King Infrastructure is hoping to revive the spin-off and IPO of its toll road subsidiary in the fourth quarter of this year.

Four lenders launched a $200m loan for Indonesian company Adira Dinamika Multi Finance into general syndication at the end of last week, according to a banker.

Chinese iron and steel company Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) is looking to add to its dollar bond sold just over a month ago, opening a tap on Monday following investor meetings in Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

Oceanwide Holdings International is joining the rush of issuers selling bonds with tenors of less than one year, marketing a 363-day Reg S transaction to refinance debt.

Chinese regulators opened the door to foreign bond investors this week, launching a Bond Connect scheme that offers unfettered access to onshore renminbi bonds. The scheme promises to be a game-changer for global investors — as long as China does not rest on its laurels. Paolo Danese and Morgan Davis report.

DBS launched syndication for a HK$1.2bn ($153.7m) borrowing by photovoltaic power plant developer Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy last week.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) on Wednesday sealed its inaugural international bond, a $500m 10 year deal. The company capitalised on a strong bid for Indian paper, and managed to price flat to its oil and gas peers with a similar government backing.