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A diverse group of issuers forged ahead with their respective fundraisings on Thursday, seeking everything from dollars to Singapore dollars and green debt.

Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has hired a head for its alternative credit boutique to oversee €14bn of assets, as the firm also plans to increase its focus on private debt.

Some eight banks that arranged Saudi Arabia’s $10bn loan in May have secured berths on the sovereign's bond extravaganza that is due to kick off this week.

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) completed its loan refinancing last week and grew the deal from $320.5m to $400m in syndication after strong support from lenders, according to a lead banker.

Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has rolled a $300m refinancing into general syndication through three mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Turkey’s Yapi Kredi has completed its loan refinancing, bringing in $1.1bn in dollars and euros, in a deal where the margins increased just last week after the bank was downgraded.

After completing its first international bond issue earlier this year, Qatar’s Ahli Bank has also signed a $195m club loan — its second ever loan from international banks.

Books were nearly $2bn for the UAE's Union National Bank’s return to the markets on Wednesday With issuance from UAE banks limited thus far, the 20bp-25bp starting premium offered good value, according to one EM banker.

Spanish natural gas utility Enagás is in talks with its relationship banks to refinance a €1.5bn revolving credit facility.

Yapi Kredi Bank is in the market with its annual loan refinancing, as Turkey’s sovereign rating received its second downgrade of the year on Friday, putting Yapi in line to follow.

Union National Bank (UNB) has announced plans to return to the dollar bond market after an absence of nearly two years.

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) signed a Sr5bn ($1.3bn) Islamic loan this week, having already secured $3.8bn in dollar loans this year.