Standard Chartered
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Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co used a sustainability label for its new $500m three year bond. -
A brace of sukuk trades from the Gulf this week racked up enormous order books, demonstrating the voracious demand for Sharia-compliant paper. With a hungry investor base, sukuk issuance is expected to grow, despite some "teething problems".
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Agricultural Bank of China sold a multi-currency deal through its Hong Kong branch this week, raising $1.322bn.
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South Korea's KEB Hana Bank found a stronger response than expected for its sustainability bond this week, allowing it to raise $600m.
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WH Group has turned to banks for about $1.25bn to fund a share buy-back, as the world’s largest pork company takes advantage of attractive market conditions to raise a new loan. Unlike its acquisition fundraising eight years ago, which received plenty of criticism and pushback from lenders, the market’s response this time around is different — despite some initial confusion, writes Pan Yue.
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Hong Kong department store chain Lifestyle International Holdings returned to the debt market this week after a two-year break to raise $350m.
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Vietnamese education company Nguyen Hoang Group is making its offshore loan debut with a $62m deal.
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Chinese company Sany Heavy Industry Co has returned to the offshore loan market after a nine-year absence for $600m.
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Hong Kong developer Pacific Century Premium Developments (PCPD) printed a $700m deal on Tuesday as part of its efforts to tender a 2022 bond.
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Emirates Development Bank, which last entered the bond market with its debut in 2019, is one of many FIG borrowers from CEEMEA planning to tap investors this week.
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The Sultanate of Oman launched a dollar sukuk on Tuesday, which investors said would receive strong demand as investors hunt for high yielding Sharia-compliant paper.
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Ecobank Transnational is planning to debut in the sustainability bond market as Kuwait's Ahli United Bank prepares to enter the market for a sukuk. Emerging market issuers are continuing to flood the market amid concerns from some about the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase programme.
