Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered raised S$750m ($554m) from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one deal on Tuesday, boosting its capital ratio after a consolidation of its operations in Singapore this year. The bank’s strong Asia links helped it achieve better funding arbitrage compared to some of its European peers.

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka made a quick return to the dollar market on Monday, raising $2bn just a few months after sealing a larger $2.4bn offering.

Fosun International has raised a larger-than-expected $700m to help fund a tender offer that will close next week, while Kaisa Group Holdings was in and out of the market with a $500m tap of two existing bonds.

Standard Chartered is expected to launch its first sustainability bond on Tuesday, having picked banks to arrange a deal that will mark its first entry into the public euro market since September 2017.

Investors swarmed Philippine National Bank’s (PNB) $750m bond sale, as they sought out diversity in a market overrun with Chinese paper.

SriLankan Airlines made a triumphant return to the dollar market on Thursday, pricing a $175m bond on the back of a $1bn order book.

Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) and property developers took advantage of positive sentiment after dovish comments from the Federal Reserve to flood the offshore market with bonds.

Ghana Cocoa Board, the central organisation for Ghana's cocoa industry, is in the process of raising $1.3bn to refinance existing debt.

The rally set off European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's assertion on Tuesday that further quantitative easing was possible, if not probable, had reached a level by Wednesday that astonished bankers. Three investment grade companies took advantage that day with benchmark bond issues, while one brought a tap.

Emerging market bankers forecasted on Monday a spate of deals from across the EMEA region due this week, as Sharjah Islamic Bank joined the fray with a sukuk mandate that will begin with a spell of investor meetings.

China’s Kingboard Chemical Holdings has returned to the loan market for a HK$5bn ($638.7m) facility, a year after sealing a larger deal.

Packing company Dynapack Asia is tapping the loan market for the first time, seeking a S$250m ($182m) borrowing.