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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said on Tuesday that it had promoted Masahiro Kuwahara to EMEA CEO, from deputy CEO before.

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) will complete senior syndication of its $1.8bn annual loan and launch the general phase next week, according to a lead banker.

A $725m loan for Indonesia Eximbank has hit general syndication, two months after the borrower picked the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Italian energy company Enel on Thursday completed a €1.26bn exchange offer that strengthened the return of debt-backed tender offers in the European corporate market.

Qatar made history on Wednesday by printing the largest ever bond from a CEEMEA borrower. The triple tranche $9bn trade surpassed size expectations, and while initial teething problems saw the five and 10 year tranches soften in secondaries, rival bankers deemed the pricing a triumph.

China Development Bank (CDB) has raised $1.67bn equivalent from a dual-currency, triple-tranche offering, receiving strong support from Chinese banks and offshore investors.

China Development Bank has opened books for a dual-currency, triple-tranche offering, four months after the policy bank raised around $2bn from a similarly structured trade.

China Development Bank has mandated leads to work on a dual-currency offering, while the Republic of Indonesia is set for a roadshow ahead of new euro-denominated notes.

Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Finance is poised to launch a $100m borrowing into syndication next week, with the Indonesian firm having mandated a trio of banks to arrange the deal.

The Gulf region is on for a record first five months of the year with Qatar, Noor Bank, Etihad, DP World all mandating for bonds this week, while Petrobras printed an eye catching $6.75bn deal.

Ooredoo, one of the largest telecommunications firms in the Middle East and Africa, is refinancing a $1bn three year revolving credit facility, according to two bankers.

Qatar has mandated banks for a dollar senior unsecured bond, which bankers away from the note are expecting to be as large as $5bn in total.