Standard Chartered

Nigeria sent out a request for proposals on Monday for a $1bn bond and has asked for responses by September 19.

The Standard Chartered (StanChart) RMB Globalisation Index dropped further in June to a two year low of 1,933 points on the back of poor cross-border renminbi payment volumes, the bank said on August 9.

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) has registered plans to sell a new foreign currency bond with the National Development and Reform Commission

Auto-parts business Adient on Thursday started pricing a $2bn cross-border bond, attracting high demand for a deal that could be the last high yield offering before the European market breaks for the summer.

After a successful outing in the bond market in June this year, India's Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group returned for a tap on Wednesday, in what bankers described as an opportunistic transaction.

NTPC ventured into uncharted territory on Wednesday, issuing India’s maiden green bond denominated in offshore rupees. While the deal is expected to be the first of many, the development of the asset class depends on the stability of the currency and secondary market liquidity. Narae Kim reports.

Mizuho International has hired a banker from Standard Chartered to help build its nascent FIG business in Europe.

Republic of Ghana is still expected to open books on a five year amortising note this week, though no exact timing has been given, a lead banker said on Wednesday.

Primary bond activity in Asia sprang back to life on Wednesday following a slow start to the week, with high yield issuance leading the way.

The Asia ex-Japan debt market is set to welcome a landmark trade this week, with NTPC marketing India’s first offshore rupee-denominated green bond of up to Rp15bn ($224.6m).

Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance is set to launch its second Chinese auto loan ABS of the year on Friday, and is eyeing Rmb3bn ($452m) from Autopia China 2016-2 Retail Auto Mortgage Loan Securitization Trust.

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) of Malaysia is making a rapid return to the loan market, mandating two lenders for a £240m ($317m) new money trade.