Standard Chartered

Thailand’s Kasikornbank is in the market with a 5.5 year dollar bond, some 15 months after its last appearance in the offshore debt market

Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), Bank of Shanghai subsidiary BOSC International Company and financial services firm Guangxi Financial Investment Group Co are testing investor appetite for new bonds.

Westpac Banking Corp is poised to sell the first offshore renminbi bond of the year, opening books for a three year trade on Monday.

Country Garden Holdings Company (CoGard) and SEA Holdings are planning their comebacks to the offshore debt market, while Wharf Real Estate Investment Co is set to test its luck with accounts for the first time.

The response to Tata Motors' £640m ($839m) refinancing has been phenomenal, with the loan generating commitments exceeding $1bn, said bankers close to the situation.

India’s IL&FS Transportation Networks is laying the groundwork for the first offshore renminbi bond of the year, mandating banks on Friday.

Philippine company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) will meet investors in Asia and Europe next week for a senior guaranteed perpetual bond.

Standard Chartered has brought a former banker at Citi out of retirement to run its Greater China and North Asian business.

Oman became the first CEEMEA borrower to hit the screens this year with an official mandate. It has named five lead managers to arrange a triple tranche dollar bond as it looks to fund a Omr3bn ($7.8bn) budget deficit for 2018.

South African telecommunications company MTN Group is holding a non-deal roadshow in Taipei this month.

A 30-year banking veteran has joined Standard Chartered to lead one of the most important regions for the firm’s corporate and institutional banking strategy.

Thai Beverage Public Co has enlisted the help of three banks for a 12-month bridge facility to support its acquisition of a stake in Vietnamese brewer Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco), said sources close to the trade.