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Investec has entered the loan market for the third time this year, taking a $450m two year term loan from a range of international lenders.

Shangrao Investment Holding Group Co tried to brave the market with a three year bond on Tuesday despite a volatile start to the week for local government financing vehicles (LGFVs), but it ended up pulling the dollar transaction.

French company Veolia Environnement is set to return to the Panda bond market after more than a year away. It has mandated banks for its third outing in China’s debt market.

India's REC, formerly known as Rural Electrification Corp, raised $500m from a five year bond on Thursday.

Vietnamese car manufacturer Truong Hai Auto Corp has closed its debut offshore borrowing, increasing the size of the loan to $210m.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co bagged $600m from a floating rate note (FRN), taking advantage of a strong preference from investors for a floating rate format compared to fixed.

Jiangxi Provincial Water Conservancy Investment Group Corp sold its $300m debut international bond with no new issue premium, as strong investor support allowed the Chinese company to squeeze pricing.

Dim sum MTN issuance from SSAs reached a record high in 2019, and the growth is set to continue next year. The renminbi’s inclusion in the IMF’s special drawing rights (SDR) basket and global bond indices will ensure growing appetite for the instrument, according to one MTN desk head.

China Construction Bank, the largest originator of Chinese RMBS, wrapped up a Rmb11.52bn ($1.64bn) four tranche deal on Wednesday. It was just the latest of a regular series of mortgage-backed deals from the bank — but this time, it doubled-down on marketing to foreign investors.

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, tussled with bond investors during marketing for its latest dollar deal this week. Investors pushed back against ONGC’s demanding terms and forced a last-minute flip-flop over a change of control clause. Morgan Davis reports.

Islamic Development Bank took €1bn out of the euro market on Wednesday, as it made its green sukuk debut with investors.

China deepened its dollar debt curve on Tuesday with a $6bn jumbo bond. With its biggest dollar deal yet, the sovereign has set a new benchmark for issuers from the country.