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ICBC Financial Leasing Co pulled off an ultra-tight spread on both tranches of a $1.5bn bond. The issuer built a mammoth order book with generous initial guidance but ultimately pushed investors inside fair value estimates.

Philippine oil company Petron Corp has returned to the offshore loan market after a two year absence, picking a bigger lead group that has allowed it to achieve much tighter pricing.

Bank Muscat's Islamic banking arm, Meethaq, has requested proposals from banks for its debut loan syndication.

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BFI Finance Indonesia has returned to the loan market for a $55m three year facility.

Chinese automobile retailer Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has returned for a €1.4bn dual-tranche facility to refinance a bridge loan raised last year for its purchase of a share in Swedish truck maker AB Volvo.

Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) has signed the first green loan from an Australian borrower, as sustainability-linked lending continues to gain global traction.

China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co managed to raise the upper end of its $1.5bn target size at a tighter-than-expected level on Tuesday, a feat achieved despite a busy bond market in Asia.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has launched a $700m multi-tranche loan into general syndication, raising some debate among bankers about the tight pricing on offer.

Dollar bond issuance in Asia appears to have got off to a strong start, with a rally both in the primary and secondary markets. But that is not enough for many DCM bankers in the region, who are hoping for a bigger upside.

ANZ became the first non-UK bank to issue a Sonia-linked covered bond on Friday. The competitive and sizeable funding could well spur follow-on issuance from another non-UK bank early next week.

Westpac issued the first dollar covered bond of the year this week, while its New Zealand subsidiary hit the euro market following the demand unearthed by an earlier deal from ANZ New Zealand.