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Four lenders are close to being mandated for a $400m fundraising for Maybank, according to sources.

Dutch lender ABN Amro returned to the Singapore dollar bond market for the first time since 2012, raising S$450m ($331m) with a tier two offering.

Thailand’s TMB Bank made a popular return to the bond market on Wednesday, raising $300m from a 5.5 year offering that was six times covered thanks mostly to its rarity value.

State Bank of India launched its $500m fundraising into general syndication on Tuesday via eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Asia's debt market was crowded on Wednesday with three issuers on the hunt for their respective fundraisings ahead of the Easter holiday.

Low profitability remains the main risk for euro area banks, according to the European Central Bank’s annual report on banking supervision, and with little sign of revenues rising in 2016, more and more financial institutions are turning to technology to cut costs.

Syndication has closed for a $975m refinancing for India’s Reliance Industries, with four new lenders coming in.

The Republic of Indonesia’s savviness was on display this week when it broke several records with a red hot $2.5bn wakala. Not only was this the sovereign’s first dual-tranche appearance in the asset class, it was also its largest ever — achievements that were attained thanks to the country’s ability to listen to market feedback.

ABN Amro is set to launch its second Basel III tier two trade in as many weeks and this time is opting for a Singapore dollar-denominated transaction.

Ghana is undertaking a non-deal roadshow at the start of April.

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) will start investor meetings this week ahead of a potential public bond market debut.

The Republic of Indonesia hit the market on Monday as it seeks to tie up a five year and a 10 year wakala — the first time the southeast Asian country has attempted a sukuk offering in two tranches.