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Chinese brokerage Shenwan Hongyuan Securities is out for a one-year bridge loan, seeking HK$3bn ($385m) for its international loan market debut.

Bank of China took Covid-19-linked bonds offshore on Thursday with a dual currency two year transaction, which was offered through its Macau branch.

Chinese delivery services company SF Express is planning to repay a HK$5bn ($640m) loan sealed in September 2019 with the proceeds of a longer tenor bond issued last week.

China Datang Corp, a power generation company, is making its debut in the offshore loan market, seeking HK$5bn ($643m).

The UK's National Grid followed up early January’s well-received green bond debut with a pair of green bond MTNs from a subsidiary, printing in currencies it rarely visits.

China’s Bank of Communications came out with a $1.95bn-equivalent three-tranche deal on Thursday. It opted for a bigger dollar portion and a slimmer offshore renminbi (CNH) bond, compared with its last outing.

Sinopharm Holding (China) Finance Leasing Co is seeking a $215m-equivalent loan.

New World China Land, the mainland China property business arm of Hong Kong’s New World Development Co, has returned to the offshore loan market after five years for a HK$5bn ($643m) borrowing.

Minmetals Land’s subsidiary, Onfem Finance, has attracted 17 lenders during syndication, allowing the borrower to boost its loan to HK$6bn ($771m).

Cigarette packaging printer Amvig Holdings has closed its HK$1.15bn ($147m) refinancing loan.

China Minmetal’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Onfem Finance, has returned to the market for a HK$4bn ($511m) refinancing loan at tighter levels than its last syndication.

Lai Sun Development, a Hong Kong-listed property developer and investor, has sealed a hugely popular HK$3.6bn ($460m) four year green loan to finance the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel.