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The Sultanate of Oman is tapping the loan market for $500m, its first loan in eight years, as the formerly cash-rich country faces a fiscal deficit.

Thursday may be bonfire night in the UK but all the fireworks in the loan market were taking place in the Middle East this week, as Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) launched a $800m loan alongside three other banks and with a loan for Oman also in the pipeline.

Doha Bank is the latest lender to join the parade of financial institutions looking to gain access to Asian bank liquidity for their syndicated loans. The lender has launched a $500m fundraising that requires a chunky minimum commitment.

Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon is seeking a fundraising of up to $200m, returning to loans after a two year absence. But while the borrower is approaching lenders at a time when they are very liquid, it may struggle to woo new banks, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

CMS loses deputy CEO in HK — Deutsche ECM banker quits — Moss makes DCM return at Nomura

The Province of Manitoba has placed its largest ever medium term note in euros, reaching what may be the largest cost effective size possible for swapping the proceeds into Canadian dollars, according to the issuer.

ING Bank and Société Générale announced roadshows for forthcoming senior green bond transactions this week, as the asset class showed signs of playing a more familiar role in banks’ funding plans.

African private equity is feeling the effects of the wider capital flight from emerging markets and the downturn in commodity prices, but market participants say there are still fruitful investments to be made.

Standard Chartered has been given the nod for its debut Panda bond issuance from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the deal is expected to take place quite soon, two sources with knowledge of the trade have told GlobalRMB.

Not content with being the first foreign government to issuing an offshore renminbi bond, the Province of British Columbia (BC) is now aiming to access the reopened onshore Panda bond market as the next step in reinforcing its commitment to China, says Michael de Jong, BC’s Minister of Finance, to GlobalRMB in a phone interview.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China New York opened bookbuilding for a dual-tranche senior dollar bond on Thursday, while Future Land Development Holdings has started wooing high yield investors with a new two year offering.

Latin America bankers say that a Mexican corporate is likely to announce a roadshow on Thursday after Fibra Terrafina’s debut deal traded well in secondary despite only a modest oversubscription.