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MetLife is set to sell its third ever Kangaroo bond on Wednesday, a five year print. Bankers away from the deal expect the issuer’s scarcity to encourage a strong bid from investors.

A loan of up to $1.8bn for Russian telecoms company Vimpelcom has been rushed through signing so quickly that a senior loan banker who had been working on the deal did not know it had been completed.

The Republic of Turkey started execution on a nine year euro deal on Tuesday morning, which divided debt bankers between those who thought the starting spread ambitious and those who saw it as cheap.

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has announced guidance on a new five year fixed or floating rate Kangaroo bond, marking the issuer’s second visit to the Australian domestic market this year.

Indian company Tata Communications is close to wrapping up its $240m fundraising, with commitments worth $160m already firmed up.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has returned to the dollar market after a seven year hiatus with a Reg S/ 144A dual tranche issue. It is the second sovereign offering out of South Asia this week after Sri Lanka priced a five year bond on Monday night.

Oil India has announced guidance on its debut bond this morning, opting for a dual tranche five and 10 year trade. The issuer joins a raft of recent Indian deals taking advantage of the resurgence in investor appetite for Indian credit, and pricing ahead of the somewhat unpredictable elections.

The allocations for Pan-Asia iGate Solutions’ $360m loan have been finalised among the 11 banks that formed the syndicate group.

MIE Holdings is looking to make its third appearance in the dollar market with a potential 144A/Reg S offering.

Zambia opened books on the first African sovereign deal of 2014 on Monday morning, starting with a large new issue concession to compensate for a weak credit story. A successful bond could help usher in a run of issuance from Zambia’s peers, with several African sovereigns in the process of planning deals.

India’s Larsen & Toubro kick started the pre-marketing process for an $800m business trust Singapore IPO of its toll-road assets on Monday as it seeks to gauge investor appetite for out-of-favour yield stocks.

Lippo Karawaci extended its funding curve on Friday night by pricing an eight year offering that was set at a size of $150m by the issuer.