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South Korea’s Nonghyup Bank reeled in investors for its $500m five year bond at the start of the week, pricing the notes flat to its existing curve.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced on Monday that it will launch a five year floater on Tuesday, becoming the latest borrower to tap into the demand from investors looking for protection from rising rates. It will share the market with three year benchmarks from Municipality Finance and Corporacíon Andina de Fomento (CAF).

South Korean agricultural lender Nonghyup Bank began marketing a five year dollar transaction on Monday morning, returning to the debt market after about nine months.

Greentown China Holdings and ENN Energy Holdings are courting investors for new dollar deals this week.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) raised A$100m ($76.1m) on Tuesday by tapping its June 2026 Australian dollar bonds. It was joined later in the week by Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Investment Bank, which launched a tap that is expected to be priced on Friday.

Lotte Chemical Titan sealed the largest Malaysian IPO in nearly five years this week, raising MR3.8bn ($884.0m). But the deal was anything but pretty. After a bungled first attempt at building a book, the issuer was forced to return with a smaller offering and lower price range. Jonathan Breen and John Loh report.

Pasubio, the Italian maker of speciality car upholstery, is funding its buyout by CVC with a leveraged loan and revolver launched on Wednesday in an issuer-friendly market.

The Inter-American Development Bank raised A$100m ($76.1m) on Tuesday by tapping its June 2026 Australian dollar bonds, despite the remaining maturity falling short of where most long end Kangaroo demand resides. Meanwhile, Nederlandse Waterschapsbank responded to reverse enquiry, tapping its 3.5% July 2027 bonds for A$15m.

Malaysia-based Lotte Chemical Titan Holding has sealed its MR3.8bn ($884.0m) IPO at the bottom of guidance after reopening the deal on Monday at a lower price range and smaller size.

Nearly a week after a similar announcement from Nomura, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has confirmed that it is preparing to set up a new German subsidiary in response to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

Malaysian petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Titan Holding has relaunched its up to MR5.9bn ($1.4bn) IPO and is taking orders for a day, slashing the price range and offering size to secure additional long-only investors.

Lotte Chemical Titan Holding, the Malaysian arm of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, has finished bookbuilding for the largest Malaysian IPO since Astro Malaysia Holdings' listing in October 2012.