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The Republic of Ghana is heading off on a roadshow for 10 and 30 year bonds, with a tender offer for its existing 2022s and 2023s attached to the transaction.

Export-Import Bank of Thailand is meeting investors this week ahead of a new dollar bond transaction, its first in nearly eight years.

The UK’s Lloyds Banking Group is readying a subordinated tier two bond, to be issued in Singapore dollars.

Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Company (Nogaholding), which is 100% state owned, is looking for seven year funding.

Commodities trader Trafigura sold a Rmb500m ($78.9m) three year Panda bond through a private placement on April 26, marking the issuer’s first feat in China. The company said it hopes to become a regular issuer in the Panda market.

Hong Kong-listed real estate company Agile Property Holdings launched a HK$6bn ($765m) deal to the market last week, wooing lenders with a juicy margin and all-in pricing.

The Central American Bank of Economic Integration (Cabei) was back in Taiwan’s Formosa market on Friday with a renminbi-denominated bond, more than 18 months since its last renminbi-denominated issuance.

Hong Kong-listed Car was caught in the eye of an onshore storm this week as bond investors retreated after initial excitement over the central bank’s move to boost liquidity. But the borrower found joy elsewhere — from a visit to the dim sum bond market. Noah Sin reports.

Chinese technology giant Huawei postponed its debut euro bond late on Wednesday after final terms had been released, following news of a US investigation into whether the company had violated sanctions against Iran. While Huawei had enough support to go ahead with its transaction, it put the deal on the back burner to maintain its standing with investors, said bankers. Morgan Davis reports.

The benchmark US Treasury 10 year yield moved through the 3% level this week, creating what some say was unnecessary panic in the market. That was clearly reflected in the dollar bond issuance in Asia, with some borrowers ploughing ahead with well-received 10 year transactions and others ditching the tenor altogether. Addison Gong reports.

Turk Eximbank on Thursday* opened books on a new six year bond following the Central Bank of Turkey’s decision to hike rates by 75bp the day before.

United Asia Finance, a personal loan provider in Hong Kong, is making a quick return for a HK$1.6bn ($203m) term loan, just two months after sealing its last borrowing.