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State Bank of India has mandated seven firms to arrange a dollar-denominated bank capital additional tier one offering — the first deal of its kind from the south Asian country.

A long drawn out fundraising for MNC Sky Vision is coming down to the wire after Moody’s downgraded its parent this week, citing refinancing risks. A default could spell more bad news for Indonesian borrowers, especially coming so close to last month’s missed payment by Royal Industries Indonesia. John Loh reports.

The southeast Asian businesses of Standard Chartered have come into focus recently, with the bank naming new CEOs for its Thailand and Philippine offices.

Fixed income investors had plenty digest on Thursday with a total of seven Chinese issuers vying for attention. The majority are eyeing dollars but two names are venturing into offshore renminbi.

GlobalCapital announces the results of its first full scale, standalone set of Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards.

Korea Development Bank raised $1bn from a dual-tranche offering on Tuesday, achieving one of the narrowest spreads for the country’s issuers since 2008. And by using a pretty aggressive strategy, KDB priced its 10 year at a tighter spread than its three year notes.

Korea Development Bank was courting investors on Tuesday for its fixed rate dual tranche dollar offering, replicating the SEC-registered format used for its January outing.

African Export-Import Bank has sent a request for proposals for a loan of $750m, according to a banker who received the invitation.

GF Securities has finally settled on raising HK$8bn ($1bn) from its latest syndicated loan, doubling the size of the fundraising due to robust demand.

Industrial Bank is set to test investor appetite for its maiden dollar offering after setting up a new medium term note programme and mandating firms for a transaction.

Standard Chartered has made a pair of top-level appointments in southeast Asia, naming the first local CEOs for its Thailand and Philippines offices.

China Huarong Asset Management is preparing to return to the debt market, mandating firms for a perpetual Reg S offering.