Standard Chartered

China Construction Bank returned to the international bond market on Tuesday, turning to dollar and euro investors with two separately-executed deals worth a combined $1.551 billion.

Three issuers spanning the CEEMEA region released initial guidance for dollar deals on Tuesday morning in London — one each from Russia, Abu Dhabi and Togo. All three bonds are expected to be printed later on Tuesday.

The Emirate of Sharjah is planning a benchmark 10 year Reg S senior unsecured sukuk.

BAC International Bank has returned to the loan market, seeking $100m from a global syndicate.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raised $1bn from two Libor-linked floating rate notes (FRNs) at record tight levels, a day after its peer Bank of China paid up to issue Asia’s first dollar floater tied to a new benchmark.

Standard Bank is expected to raise $1bn in the loan market, up from an initial target of $500m, and slash the pricing of a three year loan by roughly 30bp.

Dar Al-Arkan, a Saudi Arabia-based real estate developer, raised $600m on Wednesday with a February 2025 sukuk, defying market volatility to offer little in the way of new issue premium.

Investors flocked to Thai Oil Public Co's 30 year bond this week, seizing the opportunity to get yield from a long-dated note.

Dar Al-Arkan, a real estate development company headquartered in Saudi Arabia, is in the market for a five year sukuk benchmark.

Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel’s efforts this year to deleverage were capped with the issuance of a subordinated perpetual $750m bond on Tuesday. The deal, alongside further stake sales planned for the rest of 2019, puts the company on track for a more stable debt profile. Morgan Davis reports.

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp is inviting banks to join a $1.75bn term loan that will be used to take out a bridge facility that supported its acquisition of Holcim Philippines.

Aldar Investment Properties hit screens on Tuesday to announce a roadshow for a 10 year sukuk deal.