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Spain is open to taps of its longest outstanding bond, a 50 year private placement, but demand may be limited, say bankers.

Citi has named a replacement for William Weaver as Citi’s head of CEEMEA debt capital markets.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been left off the mandate to lead Egypt’s return to the capital markets, Global Capital understands.

Standard Chartered has successfully sold its first AT1 bond though a less investor-friendly structure meant it was forced to pay up compared to a recent deal from rival HSBC. But investors were undeterred as the bond managed to attract a $22bn order book – the largest ever for a single tranche AT1 bond, say bankers.

Loans bankers are pitching for Sinochem Hong Kong’s refinancing. The tenor for the $500m borrowing will be determined by lender responses, said a banker who received the request for proposals.

Indian fragrance maker S. H. Kelkar and Co has filed a $100m IPO with the Securities and Exchange Board of India which could hit screens in the second half of the year, say bankers.

Singaporean investment holding company Gallant Venture made its second outing in the Singapore dollar market this year, raised S$175m ($127.8m) from a three year bond offering on March 26 following a January appearance.

Genting backed Resorts World Sentosa’s S$2.25bn ($1.648bn) fundraising has attracted commitments from over ten banks, said bankers.

In this round-up, three new free trade zones receive Politburo approval for an end of March launch and ICBC and Bank of China report huge rise in cross-border RMB clearing business.

Beijing Capital Group (BCG) took markets by storm with its first international bond, which had investors rushing to participate. The strength of demand led to a book that was more than nine times covered, which the issuer was more than happy to take advantage of by heavily reducing pricing.

The Philippines’ East West Banking Corp will sell shares in its Ps8.00bn ($179.89m) rights issue from April 24 to April 30, as it seeks to beef up its capital ratios.

Emperor Capital Group is looking to raise up to HK$1.31bn ($169m) from a combination of placement and rights issue, as the brokerage seeks to shore up its money lending and asset management operations.