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Export Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) raised $1bn with a dual tranche bond on Tuesday, pricing through its curve for the five year tranche. But even though the issuer went out with a SEC-registered deal, the bulk of the demand still came from Asian accounts.

China Merchants Bank returned to the bond market on Tuesday but this time the proceeds of the deal will go to its subsidiary CMB Leasing.

Materis Chryso, the French admixture producer for concrete and cement, has widened the margin on its €165m seven year term loan ‘B’, after lenders pushed back on pricing.

Ivan Loktev, a director of CEEMEA debt capital markets at HSBC, has left the bank. Loktev had been at HSBC for nearly 10 years. He was covering the former CIS countries.

China Construction Bank Asia will be meeting investors this week for what could be the lender’s first ever Basel III compliant bank capital transaction.

Export Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) raised $1bn with a dual-tranche bond on August 5, pricing through its curve for the five year tranche. But even though the issuer went out with a SEC-registered deal, the bulk of the demand still came from Asian accounts.

China Merchants Bank made a return to the bond market on Tuesday, August 5 but this time the proceeds of the deal will go to its subsidiary CMB Leasing.

Materis Paints has reduced the size of its seven year term loan ‘B’ from €292m to €267m and flexed pricing on the facility, in the first sign of a successful push-back from investors after weeks of borrower-friendly terms on new issues.

Export Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) returned to the market on August 5, opening books to a SEC -egistered dual tranche benchmark transaction that is split between a five year and a 12 year.

Our biggest survey of Asia's foreign exchange services to date led to some familiar names winning the top ranked positions, while some other institutions made impressive leaps up the rankings into top three positions.

CMB Leasing, a subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, is conducting a two-pronged attack on the Asian capital markets and has opened guidance on a five year dollar bond after launching a loan into syndication on June 20.

HSBC has hired Rami Hayek to be its head of central banks and reserve managers and co-head of sovereign wealth and public funds coverage for Asia Pacific.