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  • The Indian arm of oil major Shell broke the quiet in Asia’s overnight block market this week by paring its stake in Mahanagar Gas for Rp11.8bn ($167.9m).
  • The first onshore China default from a local government financing vehicle (LGFV) has come as a shock to bankers and investors, but the negative news has not had a big impact on sentiment in the international bonds market. One LGFV sold a dollar bond this week and more are lining up, writes Addison Gong.
  • Taiwan’s leveraged loans market is finally set for some action, with private equity firm KKR seeking a $1.1bn-equivalent dual-currency deal to back its acquisition of LCY Chemical Corp. But uncertainties remain over whether the acquisition will get the government’s go-ahead.
  • Sberbank is merging its corporate banking and Sberbank CIB divisions and plans to complete the integration by the end of 2018, with deputy chairman Anatoly Popov heading the combined entity.
  • Russia’s Mechel has signed a $1bn-equivalent loan facility, as the metals and mining group pushes ahead with plans to restructure its debt portfolio by the end of 2018.
  • Chinese bond issuers were the first out of the gate on Thursday, vying for investors’ attention after public holidays in many parts of Asia shut markets on Wednesday.