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Despite rough market conditions and angst over rates, array of deals have been well taken
It is difficult to see issuance conditions growing much better in the foreseeable future
Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency

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  • There was a burst of activity from Chinese pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the equity capital markets this week, as the sector took centre stage following the spread of a flu-like virus that has already claimed lives on the mainland. Jonathan Breen reports.
  • Samba Financial Group sold its $500m seven year bond on Wednesday from a book of $2.3bn. A syndicate official on the deal said that follow-on demand from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia triple tranche print on Tuesday helped to propel the deal.
  • Green bond volumes reached a record level in 2019 and market participants think the sector is poised for another blow-out year. Korea South-East Power Co (Kosep) and ReNew Power Private gave a further boost to Asia’s growing green bond market this week, selling $750m of notes between them. Morgan Davis reports.
  • China’s biggest clearing houses have slashed their fees for the registration of new bonds.
  • Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) is making its second attempt to raise a syndicated loan, after pulling a deal in 2017. It is one of several Vietnamese borrowers now planning a debut in the international market, reports Pan Yue.
  • Nomura has hired Pei Shen Chou as joint head of its mergers and acquisition team in Asia, in a move to grow the bank’s M&A business in the region.