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Mizuho

  • China Development Bank sold a $1bn bond on Thursday, wrapping up its third offshore outing of the year. Thanks to its quasi-sovereign status as well as savviness in timing, the policy bank managed to catch an opportune window for issuance.
  • Asia’s bond markets have remained resilient despite a Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and rising concerns about the UK referendum on European Union membership. With deal flow building up for next week, bankers said Asian issuers stand to benefit from volatility in Europe, writes Narae Kim.
  • Ooredoo executed a swift deal to snap up $500m ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting on Wednesday, printing inside its curve as demand for Middle East credits defied weak markets.
  • Size was the highlight for BMW Automotive Finance this week as it executed the joint largest China auto ABS by a foreign company, raising Rmb4bn ($607m) with its Bavarian Sky China 2016-1 Trust.
  • MTR Corp has wrapped up its syndicated loan at a larger than expected HK$25bn ($3.22bn), after banks piled in and allowed the borrower to increase the facility from HK$15bn.
  • Islamic Corporation for Development (ICD) is planning a $250m private placement (PP) in July which will bring it close to its full funding requirement for the year.
  • SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance is set for its second China auto ABS of the year, with the Rmb4bn ($609m) Rongteng 2016-2 Retail Auto Mortgage Loan Securitization to launch on Friday. But unlike the company’s trade from February, the upcoming offering will feature a static pool instead of a revolving structure.
  • Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina is understood to have lined up seven banks for a $1.5bn five year fundraising.
  • Turk Eximbank has invited banks to participate in a €300m ($337m) equivalent loan. It has split the borrowing into a one year and a two year tranche.
  • Ooredoo, the Qatar telecoms company, formerly Qtel, is roadshowing a dollar benchmark via eight banks, potentially adding to increased bond supply from the country, which already stands at seven times the full year total for 2015.
  • Zhongyu Gas fires up refi — Trans Corp hit syndication — Cheng Loong raising Vietnam funds — Global Bank gets bigger loan
  • Export Credit Bank of Turkey is raising a €300m-equivalent loan from Asian lenders that includes a three year tranche, according to bankers. It is the first time the bank has sought such a long tenor since 2006.