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ICBC Financial Leasing Co sold a $1.25bn three tranche deal on Monday that was well supported by Chinese banks.

Luso International Banking became the first Macau-based issuer to sell renminbi-denominated bonds in China’s interbank market when it sold a Rmb1.5bn ($231.5m) transaction at the end of last week.

Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co raked in $500m this week, as investors welcomed the long-term prospects of the Chinese company.

Borrowers from Greater China rolled out five new bonds on Wednesday to raise more than $2bn between them.

Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) sealed a $1bn bond this week, pricing both tranches of the deal inside some fair value estimates.

ICBC International Holdings priced a three year bond on Monday with the support of a 22-member syndicate team.

Chinese securities house Shenwan Hongyuan Securities bagged $500m from its five year bond sale on Wednesday.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan returned to the bond market on Wednesday, raising $1bn in a triple part tap of its existing dollar bonds. Market participants say they are ‘impressed’ with the way reforms are headed in the South Asian country amid its International Monetary Fund programme.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) leaned on a large syndicate team to sell a dual-currency bond that was mainly bought by other Chinese banks.

Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group, a Chinese state-owned company, has returned to the loan market after three years for a sustainability-linked facility.

Bank of China has notched yet another first in Asia’s debt market. The firm’s Hong Kong arm has raised Rmb1.5bn ($232m) from an offshore dim sum bond tagged as a ‘sustainable and smart living’ green deal, aimed at meeting the Mainland’s ambitious carbon neutrality goals.

Four Chinese local government financing vehicles courted dollar investors on Tuesday, raising $870m between them.