Greater China

Mário Centeno, the Portuguese finance minister, has said that Portugal is considering issuing renminbi denominated bonds, according to Portuguese news agency Lusa.

AMTD Strategic Capital Group, the insurance brokerage arm of AMTD Group, is planning to list in Hong Kong, according to a filing with the stock exchange on Monday.

Bank of China Macau has given China Huishan Dairy Holdings until next Tuesday, May 16, to repay a $50m loan raised in 2014 that matured in April.

Australian billionaire James Packer has cashed in his remaining stake in his Macau joint venture with Hong Kong gaming tycoon Lawrence Ho, netting $1.2bn in the process.

Bank of Communications Hong Kong sealed a $1bn deal across two floating rate tranches on Monday, continuing issuers’ trend of favouring the structure.

Leoch International Technology has wrapped up its syndicated fundraising at a larger size of $200m.

Standard Chartered is giving a shot in the arm to its credit business, with new hires in Singapore, Hong Kong, London and New York, according to a Tuesday press release.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Bank of Taiwan have inked a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on asset finance, and to provide support to Taiwanese companies operating in ASEAN.

CK Hutchison Holdings is making a rapid return to the dollar market, collecting bids for a subordinated perpetual bond on Tuesday, its first hybrid outing after a 2015 restructuring.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance priced its Rmb4bn ($580.59m) VINZ 2017-1 Retail Auto Loan Securitization on Thursday last week — the originator’s fifth in China.

The Panda bond market is set for a surge as more global companies look to boost their presence in China, according to a senior capital markets banker working with the asset class.

Books for Bright Scholar Education Holdings’ $150m IPO in the US were covered as of Monday, according to bankers arranging the deal.