Standard Chartered
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The Republic of the Philippines hit the market with a pair of euro benchmark bonds on Tuesday, making a rapid comeback to the currency. -
BFI Finance Indonesia, which provides funding for automobiles, heavy equipment and properties, has returned to the loan market for a $75m borrowing.
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Bahraini investment group Gulf Finance House is targeting a $300m five year issue for its debut international sukuk.
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Two CEEMEA sovereigns are taking the plunge this week — the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a triple tranche dollar benchmark and Romania with a dual tranche euro bond.
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Trans Retail Indonesia, previously known as Carrefour Indonesia, and textile firm Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) have both mandated banks for new loans.
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Qatar Islamic Bank this week printed the Gulf region’s first Formosa sukuk, as issuers there stepped up their use of increasingly attractive Asian debt markets.
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Sun Hung Kai Properties took advantage of a favourable market backdrop and solid aftermarket performance of its latest dollar bond to return with a tap just four days after the original transaction was priced.
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Indonesia's Medco Energi Internasional and Bayan Resources raised more than $1bn between them from ultra-tight bonds on Thursday.
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Zhongce Rubber Group has returned to the international loan market for a $250m refinancing.
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The European socially responsible investment corporate bond market has made a rampant start this year, with issuance in the first two weeks already more than 10% of the total issued by companies in European currencies in 2019.
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Investors chased after a rare $300m Basel III-compliant tier two bond from Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) in both primary and secondary markets this week, sending the 12.3 times covered deal tighter in the aftermarket.
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Future Retail’s inaugural dollar bond raised the curtain for India’s retail shopping sector, as the company leveraged on its new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon to raise $500m. But while the industry appeals to investors, issuance pipeline from the country remains thin, writes Morgan Davis.
