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Vingroup Joint Stock Co has launched an up to $400m loan to the market.

Kerry Express, a Thailand-based delivery company, has raised Bt8.4bn ($279.5m) after sealing its IPO at the top of the marketed range.

Aabar Investments has pocketed MR932.4m ($229.4m) after selling down its remaining position in Malaysia’s RHB Bank, according to a source close to the deal.

Malaysian energy giant Petronas raised MR3.05bn ($751.8m) from a pair of secondary share sales on Thursday.

Two Chinese borrowers, Beijing Construction Engineering Group and CPI Ronghe Financial Leasing, have closed syndication for their loans.

VPBank Finance Co, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has exercised the greenshoe option to increase the size of its loan to $170m.

Beijing Construction Engineering Group has received strong response from the market for its second loan of the year. The $350m deal is expected to be signed before the end of December.

Thai express delivery company Kerry Express launched its IPO this week, aiming to raise up to Bt8.4bn ($278.2m) in proceeds.

Qatar National Bank, by assets the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa, has raised a dual tranche $3.5bn syndicated loan, one of the largest emerging market loans signed this year.

VPBank Finance Co, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has made a rapid return for a $150m loan.

Malaysia’s Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) pocketed MR710m ($171.2m) in fresh equity this week from a follow-on offering of new units.

Two Middle Eastern borrowers are tapping the Asian loan market as part of a new syndication strategy, taking advantage of the slow primary supply in Asia.