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Tsinghua Unigroup, part of Chinese state-owned Tsinghua Holdings, is set to sign its debut international loan at $701m — more than twice the launch size of $300m.

State Bank of India has increased its latest fundraising in the syndicated loan market to $750m, fully exercising a $150m greenshoe. Allocations to the foreign branches of Indian banks accounted for 40% of the final facility.

Singapore-listed commodities company Noble Group, ICBC International and China SCE Property Holdings were out of the gates on Monday morning for new dollar outings, coming before a widely expected Federal Reserve rate hike this month.

Kuwait National Petroleum (KNP) is in talks with 10 banks over a loan to fund its expansion plans.

Singapore-based agricultural and commodities firm Olam International added variety to the debt market this week with a $300m bond that had an unusual tenor, as analysts were left divided over the final pricing.

The strength of the primary debt market in Asia shows no signs of abating, with a number of borrowers heading out on Thursday for fresh dollar fundraisings.

Maikun Investment Co, an entity under Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), is borrowing $290m from a five year syndicated loan that opened for retail participation on February 17.

SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance is set to make its first auto ABS appearance this year with a Rmb4bn ($582m) Rongteng 2017-1 Retail Mortgage Loan Securitization — the first time it is securitising a subsidised portfolio.

Beijing Properties (Holdings), China Everbright Bank and Olam International were vying for investors’ attention on Wednesday in what is a busy week for dollar issuance in Asia ex-Japan.

China Development Bank became the latest name to take advantage of a liquidity-abundant market, snapping up $3bn-equivalent from three floating rate tranches in two currencies — in one of the largest FRN trades out of Asia.

Novelis’s $1.8bn Asian refinancing of its US term loan B has seen four new lenders come in during syndication, as the leads hold out for several more large commitments.

China Development Bank Corp is making a swift return to the debt market with a floating rate transaction split between three and five year dollar portions and a 2020 tranche denominated in Hong Kong dollars.