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In Stanbic Kenya’s latest $155m loan, the bank tightened pricing by 5bp for the two year tranche compared to what it paid last year.

Turkey’s Yapi Kredi Bank has named the 38 lenders in its latest $1.2bn-equivalent one year loan.

Qatari real estate firm Ezdan has signed a $500m Islamic finance loan with Mashreqbank acting as sole lead.

Norilsk Nickel opened books on a seven year benchmark bond on Tuesday morning, which should help answer a key question on the minds of bankers and prospective borrowers — just what do Russian corporates have to pay to come to market?

Lloyds offered a generous premium on a three year floater on Monday but struggled to generate strong demand, as bankers warned the cautious tone among investors could continue.

Taiwanese company Quanta Computer is firming up the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner group for a loan of $400m, four months after winding up a much larger borrowing via subsidiary Quanta International.

The days of the renminbi as a stable currency with high investment yields are gone, but this is good in the long run for banks that want to have a healthier CNH balance sheet, says Andrew Fung, executive director and head of global banking and markets at Hang Seng Bank.

ING has splashed out in the private market with its largest dollar medium term note in over five years.

Four banks have launched a €600m ($673m) financing for China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) into general syndication, after bringing on board two lenders during the senior phase.

Hengtou Securities has covered books for its HK$1.69bn ($218.07m) IPO in Hong Kong, with the leads looking to close and price the trade slightly earlier than scheduled.

Vitol, the Switzerland-headquartered oil trader, has signed its annual loan refinancing, increasing the loans from $7.5bn to $8bn.

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) attracted strong demand for its S$300m ($210m) subordinated perpetual bond, with institutional investors drawn to its credit rating and good name.