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  • AAA Oils and Fats, the trading subsidiary of Singapore-based palm oil processor and distributor Apical Group, has returned to the offshore loan market for a $900m refinancing.
  • The Kingdom of Bahrain moved emerging markets’ bond recovery beyond top tier issuers on Thursday as it printed a $2bn dual tranche dollar trade that raked in $11bn of demand.
  • The International Monetary Fund should be given a green light to create almost $1.4tr of new liquidity by issuing more of its own currency to help emerging economies hit by Covid-19, according to a former IMF executive who now runs an influential think tank.
  • Lebanon, already in the throes of a sovereign debt crisis before the coronavirus pamdemic, made its request for International Monetary Fund assistance last week. Although foreign investors welcomed it, the plan has already run into opposition at home, setting up an arduous path of negotiation.
  • Macau casino operator SJM Holdings is in talks with lenders for covenant waivers on a HK$25bn ($3.2bn) facility, as it faces delays over opening a new resort in Asia’s gambling hub.
  • Yihua Enterprise Group Co has defaulted on a Rmb1bn ($141m) domestic bond. It blamed the missed interest payment on the Covid-19 pandemic, but its financial health has been in question since last year.