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Bankers were surprised that the African Development Bank placed a one year bond last week linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

China’s Xtep International Holdings and Suning Financial Services have closed their respective offshore borrowings.

China’s Suning Financial Services, a subsidiary of home appliance retailer Suning Holdings Group, has closed a HK$1.63bn ($208m) three year loan.

Chinese delivery services company SF Express is seeking a HK$5bn ($640m) syndicated loan to refinance a bridge facility used to support its acquisition of Deutsche Post DHL’s supply chain business in the Mainland.

Hong Kong-listed pharmaceuticals company United Laboratories International Holdings is tapping the loan market for a HK$1bn ($128m) deal, almost six years after cancelling a smaller facility.

United Asia Finance, a personal loan provider in Hong Kong, is seeking a HK$1.6bn ($205m) borrowing in syndication.

China’s Kingboard Chemical Holdings has returned to the loan market for a HK$5bn ($638.7m) facility, a year after sealing a larger deal.

Hong Kong-listed Wharf Holdings, whose operations span property development and investment, is seeking a HK$8bn ($1bn) borrowing at tight levels.

China Development Bank has made a rare visit to the public Hong Kong dollar bond market, raising HK$4.3bn ($548m) from a triple-tranche floating rate transaction that included a 10 times covered decade-long note.

Hong Kong-listed Sun Hung Kai Properties is talking to banks for its annual return to the loan market. The company has raised its funding cost for the first time in five years.

ASM Pacific Technology is tapping the offshore loan market for the first time, raising a HK$2.25bn ($287m) five year borrowing to refinance a convertible bond maturing in March.

Haitong International Securities has returned to the loan market for a HK$13.8bn ($1.7bn) refinancing led by a 16-strong group of mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.