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Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, has launched a $3.5bn three year loan into syndication, after closing an amendment and extension of an old borrowing.

The People's Republic of China is planning to raise around $6bn from its return to the dollar bond market on Tuesday.

China Construction Bank, the largest originator in the Chinese RMBS market, is planning to launch a Rmb11.52bn internationally rated four tranche deal next Wednesday. It will include ratings from S&P Global Ratings and, for the first time, its local subsidiary.

United Overseas Bank (China), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s UOB, raised Rmb1bn ($142m) of tier two capital this week, becoming the first issuer in China’s domestic market to obtain an international rating for a subordinated deal. That proved crucial to driving demand, writes Rebecca Feng.

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Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co has returned to the dim sum bond market after a five year break. The tightly priced Rmb1bn ($142m) deal was the first from an investment grade state-owned corporate issuer in the CNH market this year.

The Republic of Angola printed a $3bn two tranche trade on Tuesday with no new issue premium, waving off any concerns that investors might be wary of a borrower in a complicated economic situation.

United Overseas Bank (China), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s UOB, sealed a Rmb1bn ($142m) 10 non-call five year subordinated bond on Monday. The trade was the first internationally rated tier-two capital bond in the Mainland debt market.

Hong Kong’s PCGI Intermediate Holdings, a subsidiary of FWD, raised $250m from the bond market on Tuesday. While the company hit its size target, orders were limited and the price guidance was unchanged throughout the day.

The euro corporate bond new issue market was full of smaller deals on Tuesday, for Japan Tobacco, Hitachi and Naturgy, but investors were preparing for the onslaught of jumbo transactions which they knew were coming on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Republic of Angola sought a dual tranche trade on Tuesday, marketing 10 and 30 year bonds to investors that will likely have mixed views on the sovereign.

Insurance company FWD Group’s $1.8bn acquisition loan is set to close by the end of November, with two more banks still expected to join the syndicate group.