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  • Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has opened books on a dual tranche deal, its first since 2016, which bankers say is an encouraging sign that markets are normalising after a choppy week driven by geopolitical risk.
  • The Panda issuance streak continued last week as logistics company GLP sold its third Panda bond in as many weeks, taking home Rmb1.2bn ($190.7m) from China's onshore market.
  • UBS has appointed senior equity capital markets banker Hannah Malter to the position of Asia head of ECM syndicate, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
  • Commodities trader Gunvor Singapore is back for its annual refinancing, attracting commitments from 13 banks even before the $800m loan was launched into general syndication.
  • Indonesia’s ratings upgrade last week is positive, but came ahead of an expected slowdown in investments into the southeast Asian country ahead of the 2019 general election, say market watchers.
  • The IPO of IBS IT, a Russian technology company, was postponed on Friday due to “increased market volatility” driven primarily by US-led sanctions against Russia. According to Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the UN, more might be coming.