Standard Chartered
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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.
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Ghana Cocoa Board, the central organisation for Ghana's cocoa industry, is in the process of raising $1.3bn to refinance existing debt.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Packing company Dynapack Asia is tapping the loan market for the first time, seeking a S$250m ($182m) borrowing.
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Indonesia Eximbank has launched a $900m dual-tranche borrowing into general syndication.
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Philippine company International Container Terminal Services has closed its €260m borrowing after changing the use of proceeds.
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As the crisis at Baoshang Bank and Bank of Jinzhou continues to brew, Hong Kong-listed Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank priced a $1.43bn Basel III-compliant additional tier one (AT1) note at a level that was well inside where similarly rated small Chinese lenders were trading in the secondary market.
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Power Construction Corp of China has raised $800m from a dual-tranche offering that keeps senior perpetual supply from Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) alive.
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Acin says that data its platform collects to help banks identify where they are failing to mitigate operational risks could also give them leverage when talking to regulators about capital requirements.
