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Kazmunaygas’ (KMG) $3.25bn bond on Tuesday proved to be a beneficiary of the latest round of US sanctions against Russia sanctions, as investors sought a new oil play away from the volatility surrounding assets from the proscribed state.

Kazakhstan’s national oil company Kazmunaygas, rated Baa3/BB-/BBB-, has released initial price guidance for its dollar senior unsecured triple tranche 2025, 2030 and 2048 issue.

Hanwha Life Insurance Co became the latest South Korean name to raise funds from the dollar bond market on Monday, as the country’s insurance firms prepare to adhere to new capital standards.

A shareholder of Hong Kong-listed Far East Horizon raked in HK$1.8bn ($231.5m) from an overnight placement in which one investor bid for the entire trade.

UBS was warmly received for a new senior deal from its operating company on Monday, as credit markets showed a bit of resilience following a period of heightened volatility.

UBS has appointed senior equity capital markets banker Hannah Malter to the position of Asia head of ECM syndicate, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Chinese real estate companies Cifi Holdings Group Co and Fujian Yango Group Co rolled out three year dollar bonds on Thursday, paying investors hefty premiums to get their deals done.

Summit Power International has opened books for the first IPO of a Bangladeshi firm in Singapore, hoping to raise $260m.

Tucker Highfield, Credit Suisse’s head of equity syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, has left the firm to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to sources.

UBS nipped into the market ahead of the blackout period by issuing a jumbo-sized bond from its holding company on Tuesday.

Transurban Queensland Finance returned to the Swiss franc bond market on Wednesday with the Australian toll road developer’s deal a reassuring moment amid a period of scant issuance as investors fret about interest rates.

Bank of China (BOC) returned to the bond market with a Belt and Road blockbuster this week, raising around $3.2bn from a multi-tranche, multi-currency deal. Addison Gong reports.