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Indian company TVS Logistics Services wants to increase a loan that it launched in November.

Birla Carbon, part of Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, is targeting its relationship banks for the senior syndication of a $1.2bn borrowing.

The Republic of Ghana raised $2bn with a dual tranche 10 and 30 year bond issue on Thursday, timing the deal well as emerging market assets rallied after several days of weakness.

The Republic of Ghana was set to price its dollar dual tranche bond as GlobalCapital went to press on Thursday evening, having picked a phenomenal day for a deal, with the bonds of several African sovereigns bouncing two points.

The Republic of Ghana is taking advantage of a more stable day in emerging market currency trading to print its bond, though the country’s outstanding paper has widened during the roadshow.

African Export-Import Bank is setting off on a dollar roadshow to market a benchmark, Reg S dollar bond with a tenor of five to seven years.

Lenders to Vakifbank’s Turkish Islamic finance subsidiary got a 90bp reward for financing the smaller specialist financial institution over its parent company, according to bankers close to the transaction.

National Bank of Egypt (NBE) is due to launch a dollar denominated three year loan imminently.

Bank of Communications Hong Kong branch priced two dollar floaters alongside a Hong Kong dollar fixed rate bond on Wednesday, raising close to $1.7bn. A local government financing vehicle from China, Guangzhou Finance Holdings Group Co, wrapped up a $250m maiden bond.

Commercial Bank of Qatar has become the first Qatari bank to mandate for a bond following the successful sovereign return in April, and much is riding on its success.

Standard Chartered managing director and head of Africa DCM James Nelson is returning to London after two years in Dubai.

Turkey’s Vakıf Katılım Bankası has signed its debut syndicated loan, increasing the Sharia-compliant murabaha facility after lenders piled into it.