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The latest data from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) shows that the renminbi has returned to fifth place in the ranking of most active global payments currencies, accounting for 2.03% of payments worldwide in March 2015.

China Oceanwide Holdings has raised HK$1.72bn ($221.93m) by selling new shares in an overnight block deal handled by Haitong International Securities.

A long weekend is always something to be cherished; usually it offers a chance to relax, maybe to get away somewhere nice or… to run yourself ragged, which as it happens, is how one member of the medium term note community will be spending their break.

Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Property is scheduled to sign its reorganisation loan at a reduced size of HK$40bn ($5.16bn) with 28 lenders. The trade, which started out at HK$55bn, was heavily oversubscribed as 28 banks piled in with commitments of at least HK$5bn each.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) returned the Hong Kong dollar market this week providing a rare source of issuer diversification in a deal that was priced through a bookbuilding process.

Local and foreign investors alike swooned over the MR2.74bn ($770.92m) IPO of Malakoff Corp, as the Malaysian power producer ends a drought in large sized offerings out of the country since the middle of last year.

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDBM) will be hoping for a better experience in the dollar bond market this time around as it returns almost a year after it was forced to pull a deal due to the Mongolian sovereign risk.

Europe's low yield environment has prompted a dramatic increase in Chinese issuers printing euro bonds this year. And with Beijing Enterprises and Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure raising a combined €700 ($772m) on April 29, observers are confident this trend is only about to get stronger.

E-commerce company Baozun has kicked off investor education for its $200m IPO on the Nasdaq, as it attempts to break the lull of Chinese names heading to the US for listings this year.

Two banks are due to join Indonesian palm oil producer Royal Industries’ $500m dual trancher. The loan has had a long run in syndication, with the deadline for commitments extended twice already.

India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has made a successful return with a new 10 year trade. Although the Asian bond market was crowded with deals this week, the Indian oil and gas company managed to find a good window to raise $500m.

Guatemalan lender Banco de los Trabajadores (Bantrab) did not price its subordinated pass-through note on Wednesday as scheduled, but the deal has not been cancelled.