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Dubai-headquartered Orascom Construction and Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum Investment Co (Ipic) will raise debt to build a 3GW power plant in Egypt.

Emirates NBD has released price guidance for a euro benchmark which bankers hope will act as a market opener for Middle East banks, but the talk looks generous, according to rivals.

Akbank is set to close a loan of around $1.2bn Monday, in the first of a run of Turkish financial loans.

Resimac printed a A$375m Australian non-conforming RMBS on Friday, punctuating a A$4bn plus week dominated by prime deals in the Aussie market.

Indonesia Eximbank launched its $750m dual trancher into general syndication on March 16, with seven mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Korea’s Cowell e Holdings will opening books for its $150m-$200m IPO in Hong Kong on Tuesday, March 17, with pricing scheduled to take place one week later.

China’s GF Securities started pre-marketing its Hong Kong IPO of around $2bn-$3bn on Monday, March 16, as the brokerage firm prepares for the biggest listing in the city so far this year.

Australia and New Zealand Bank is making a rare foray into the Singapore dollar market, opening books to what is only its second ever outing in that currency on March 16. But unlike its straight bond from five years ago, ANZ is opting for something different as it seeks to bolster its coffers with a Basel III tier two offering.

Hong Kong listed company Samson Paper, has wrapped up its 3.5 year fundraising at HK$728m ($93.74m), higher than its launch size of HK$500m.

Decision Resources Group’s (DRG) $150m dual tranche loan has received a commitment from one lender.

South Korea’s LIG Nex1 has fired up its domestic IPO of around W500bn ($438.35m), starting non-deal roadshows for the listing on Monday, March 16.

Shinhan Bank’s senior management team is in the US this week as it tries to gauge stateside investor demand over a potential dollar-denominated Reg S/144 A bond.