Standard Chartered

Two Chinese companies, Guodong Network Communications and Bestway Global Holding, have ventured out for their maiden loans, seeking €150m ($170m) and $150m respectively.

Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India’s Tata Motors, has returned for a $1bn loan, just months after closing a smaller £640m ($839m) dual-tranche facility.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp pushed into the US market on Wednesday with its first 144A deal, to diversify its investor base. The power financing company decided to keep the $700m deal to one tranche and opted to leave some premium for investors.

Indonesia’s Pertamina made a quick comeback to the debt market on Wednesday, selling a 30 year bond just days after terminating a tender offer.

Agricultural Bank of China's Hong Kong branch became one of only two issuers to print floating rate notes (FRNs) in October, raising $800m on Wednesday.

The order book for Islamic Development Bank’s €500m five year sukuk — its debut in euros— has shot past €650m, and the final spread for the note has been set.

Standard Chartered announced on October 29 that it had been granted a domestic fund custody licence by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).

The Islamic Development Bank is out with initial price guidance for its debut euro benchmark sukuk — a €500m five year.

China and Japan confirm details of currency swaps and plans to invest more in third party markets, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) renews the license of nine authorised institutions as Primary Liquidity Providers (PLPs) for the CNH market in Hong Kong and Singapore sets up new government agency to bridge the funding gap facing Asia’s infrastructure projects.

Indonesia’s Pertamina has withdrawn a cash tender offer for its 2021 and 2022 notes and will not be selling a new bond at this time due to unfavourable market conditions.

Chinese outdoor leisure products developer Bestway Global Holding is tapping the offshore loan market for the first time for an up to $150m borrowing.

Two Middle Eastern borrowers printed seven year sukuk dollar benchmarks on Wednesday, restarting the market after a few weeks of flagging issuance.