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AAG Energy Holdings has lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an IPO that could raise $200m-$300m.

The government of Pakistan is set to raise Prp41.5bn-Prp101.1bn ($406m-$988m) from the sale of some of its stock in the country’s largest lender, Habib Bank, after setting the floor price for the deal at Prp166 per share.

Fixed income investors are readying themselves for the return of Malaysia in the dollar market for the first time in almost four years. The sovereign is in the midst of a six day roadshow and is looking to refinance a $1.25bn sukuk that is due this year.

Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology kicked off investor education for its $200m IPO on April 8, with the issuer’s strong credentials expected to make the stock a straightforward story to understand.

Rural Electrification Corp’s (REC) $400m five year fundraising has entered general syndication. The three mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners prefunded the loan in mid-March.

Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) — the Hungarian central bank — is planning to buy RMB-denominated bonds for its official holdings.

China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) has hired three banks to prepare a dollar-denominated senior perpetual deal. If it goes ahead, the deal will be the borrower's debut in the international bond market.

Malaysian firm i-VCAP Management has launched a new Islamic exchange traded fund (ETF).

AmIslamic Bank (AmIslamic), the Islamic banking arm of Malaysia’s AmBank Group, has hired Eqhwan Muhammad as its new chief executive, the bank said on Wednesday.

Investors are scrambling for cover seeking short term put options in Petrobras, the Brazilian energy company, after a series of scandals, market downturns, and credit problems rocked the company.

Abertis, the Spanish infrastructure group, aims to sell more than half of Cellnex, its telecoms towers unit, in a public offering that would add to what has already been a very strong year for equity deals in Madrid.

Fastjet, the Aim-listed African low cost airline, raised £50m on Wednesday April 1 through an accelerated bookbuild, more than tripling its market capitalisation.