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Issuers and debt bankers in Asia have their eyes fixed on the coming week for primary deal flow to gather momentum, following a relatively slow pace of issuance at the start of September.

HSBC has launched a new sustainable financing programme for Hong Kong businesses, offering a cash rebate to borrowers that meet carbon emissions saving targets.

Indonesian motorcycle financing firm Federal International Finance (FIF) has returned to the offshore loan market for a $200m borrowing.

Banks that deal in Yankees, including Nordea, HSBC and BPCE, raised $16bn in new funding as the market reopened with a bang after the Labor Day holiday.

Hong Kong IPO hopefuls rushed to file their draft prospectuses with the city’s bourse this week, as the window closes for a launch before the end of the year.

Larsen & Toubro has raked in Rp18.5bn ($256.5m) after selling a block of shares in subsidiary L&T Infotech, finding strong demand from both institutions and retail investors.

GlobalCapital announced the winners of its Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards 2018 in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening. This year’s two sovereign debut green finance issues, from Indonesia and Belgium, won Deals of the Year in their regions, and there were double laurels for Danone, in both the bond and loan markets.

Fosun Tourism Group, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, is planning to spin-off and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Leo Paper Group, a Hong Kong-based printing services company, has signed a HK$350m ($45m) four year green term loan and revolving credit facility with seven banks, making it the first privately-held firm to complete such a transaction.

Germany’s Cheplapharm Arzneimittel has signed €780m of loans, with the pharmaceutical company using the funds to refinance debt and fund acquisitions.

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) is hitting the road for a benchmark sized five year dollar trade, with a deal expected as early as next week.

Larsen & Toubro is looking to raise at least Rp18bn ($254.2m) from the sale of stock in its subsidiary Larsen & Toubro Infotech.