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Bank of Communications Financial Leasing sealed a popular $1bn dua tranche offering on Tuesday, drawing a huge crowd of investors amid a lack of dollar bonds from China this year.

Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP), an affiliate of cement giant Cemex, is looking at a potential Ps39.7bn ($851.6m) IPO as it waits for the go ahead from the country’s stock market regulator.

Dubai Islamic Bank is embarking on a roadshow for a senior dollar sukuk, and looks likely to be the first bank from the Gulf Cooperation Council to enter the public bond markets this year.

ABN Amro became the first foreign lender to issue a tier two bond in Taiwan’s Formosa market following a change in rules at the start of the year.

Shinhan Bank is looking to tie up its first tier two bond in the international market, launching an up to $500m offering on Thursday.

German car maker Daimler is planning to return to China’s onshore Panda bond market with a private placement offering in the interbank bond market, several sources familiar to the deal have told GlobalRMB.

Malaysian telecommunications group Axiata extended its credit curve this week, raising $500m from a 10 year wakala sukuk.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing’s $1bn dual-tranche offering was a big success on Tuesday, as cash-rich Chinese investors were drawn to the credit amid a dearth of dollar offerings from the country.

Indian small finance bank (SFB) Equitas Holdings is looking to raise nearly Rp20bn ($297m) with an IPO that could make it the first SFB to list in the country.

South Korea’s Kia Motors Corp is finally looking to make a comeback to the dollar bond market after an absence of five years and has mandated banks to prepare a proposed 144A outing.

In another European healthcare M&A deal, three banks have increased their commitments in a loan which veterinary pharmaceuticals company Dechra will use for a US acquisition.

Banks must make commitments to the $20bn tranche of ChemChina's Syngenta acquisition loan by March 22, according to a banker on the deal.