South Asia
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has made a series of changes to rules governing companies raising capital in its stock market. -
Iran's return to the world market is exacerbating pressure on oil prices and pushing commodity traders and producers to prepare for more disruption
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Barclays beat a hasty retreat this week from the bulk of its investment banking operations in Asia, shuttering offices in multiple countries and slashing hundreds of jobs amid a wider global cull in costs and personnel. It did not pull any punches, with the cuts stretching across the equities, loans and bonds products. John Loh reports.
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A $300m three year loan for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has gone into general syndication via three mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.
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Four banks have rolled out a S$1.75bn ($1.22bn) five year financing for a subsidiary of Singapore’s Universal Terminal.
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Tata Power subsidiary Bhira Investments is understood to have mandated six banks to arrange a refinancing of a $460m loan wrapped up in October 2014.
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India's Quick Heal Technologies wrapped up investor meetings for its $70m-$80m IPO last week and plans to open books in mid-February, according to sources.
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Barclays is pulling out of the cash equities business in Asia Pacific as the bank stages a total exit from a number of countries in the region including Taiwan and Korea.
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London is set to welcome the first Masala bond by an Indian corporate with state-owned Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) picked to lead the way.
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A lender has invoked an export performance bank guarantee (EPBG) that backed a $475m borrowing for India’s Alok Industries, leading to a repayment of the amount to all the banks that participated in the deal.
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Tata Steel's $1.5bn refinancing has been launched into general syndication after a senior phase that began in early December.
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Indian lender Yes Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday to develop bond and equity issuance that focus on green infrastructure finance.
