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The third largest takeover is on. Brewer SABMiller has agreed to be bought by Anheuser-Busch InBev for £68bn, in a deal that shows continued investment confidence in Africa — one of the main attractions of SABMiller for InBev, which is weak in the continent — bucking the trend of pullback from emerging markets.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is looking to price a landmark transaction for Japan, opening books for the first US dollar-denominated green bond from the country.

A blowout 30 year euro trade from the European Stability Mechanism on Tuesday prompted a flurry of longer dated euro offerings from SSA borrowers this week but issuance has been busy across the euro curve.

The ability to accurately measure and rate risk is the key obstacle to the development of asset backed securities in China. This is because flawed measurements, produce flawed valuations, which in term infect the macro-economic environment, argues Ann Rutledge, founding principal of Credit Spectrum.

Japanese names have stolen the show this week, with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) raising $1.25bn from a US-driven bond, to be quickly followed by Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance opening books for its second dollar outing of the year.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is planning to end a one year hiatus from the international bond market, as it awaits approval to issue new notes in November.

Faced with an onslaught of new regulations, changing growth prospects in the region, and increasingly diversified service offering by non-banking players, the landscape for corporate treasurers in Asia is as challenging as it gets, according to panellists on the Sibos Corporate Forum.

Mizuho Financial Group has returned to the dollar bond market with a bank capital trade that priced alongside a triple-tranche senior offering. Despite launching on a day crowded with other transactions, the issuer’s safe haven status allowed it to find success.

The global financial crisis has accelerated the transition to a multipolar and multi-currency system, with the RMB being one if its new components, according to former Bank of Pakistan governor Yaseen Anwar, now a consultant for ICBC.

DBS Bank is following in the footsteps of its peers with plans to launch a Panda bond this year, several sources have told GlobalRMB. The deal will not only be the bank’s debut in China’s onshore bond market, but also mark the first such trade from Singapore.

China Merchants Bank (CMB) and Deutsche Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on global banking services on October 12. The agreement aims to facilitate CMB’s expansion under the Belt and Road initiative by leveraging Deutsche worldwide network and global infrastructure, Tang Zhi Hong, executive vice president of China Merchants Bank, told GlobalRMB.

The public perception of the renminbi has become more sceptical following the events in China’s equity and currency markets over the summer. Although this will create headwinds to the currency’s internationalisation, market participants are confident in China’s ability to overcome them.