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Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) opened guidance on its first dollar bond in nearly a decade on Thursday. With investors viewing the policy bank as a proxy for the sovereign, bankers are looking at where other state owned enterprises (SOEs) are trading to price the deal.

Yue Xiu Enterprises made its debut in the equity-linked market with a $200m exchangeable bond that attracted keen interest from outrights and hedge funds alike.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) issued Asia’s first corporate green bond on July 17, attracting an enthusiastic response from investors. However, in a region where environmental sustainability still takes a backseat to economic growth, it was rarity value that attracted buyers to the inaugural three year issue rather than its green status.

Deutsche Hypothekenbank, NordLB’s commercial real estate subsidiary, opened books on Monday for its first Pfandbrief of the year. This is the first time for more than four years that a German issuer has priced a deal in the second half of July but leads still attracted a heavily oversubscribed order book.

Gecina, a French real estate investment trust, priced a €500m seven year senior unsecured bond at 92bps over mid-swaps on Wednesday.

Orion Engineered Carbons, a German carbon black producer, is raising a €780m-equivalent loan to refinance its capital structure ahead of its US IPO.

Tata Steel announced a 5.5 year and 10 year dollar denominated dual trancher on Wednesday afternoon. The borrower is the second from the Indian high yield arena to open books for a debut dollar deal today, joining renewable energy company Greenko.

Sino-Ocean Land is making its reappearance in the international bond market, unveiling a dollar five and 10 year dual trancher on Wednesday. The Hong Kong-listed real estate developer was last seen in May 2011.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is close to signing a memorandum of understanding with China's central bank for the appointment of an official RMB clearing bank in the country.

Zhongyu Gas Holdings has closed its three year loan at $300m, double size it was launched at, with 18 banks joining in syndication.

A total of 12 banks have signed the mandate letter this week for Tata Steel’s multi-currency jumbo fundraising of around $5.62bn.

Coal miner Adaro Energy Indonesia has wrapped up its $1.25bn club loan, with fourteen banks coming on board.