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Qatar National Bank is expected to sign its $3bn loan refinancing in the first week of February, according to a source close to the deal.

Indiabulls Housing Finance is looking to borrow an up to $200m five year loan to replace an identical fundraising from September 2016.

Japanese banks have a spring in their step in the Middle East as they roll out expansion plans, but, asks David Rothnie, can they take on more established Western rivals?

Saudi Arabia has requested proposals to refinance its $10bn syndicated loan, signed in 2016. It has also asked for ideas for a dollar bond issue and a possible export credit agency-backed financing, as part of a new financing plan.

Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) has signed its biggest ever syndicated loan, for $2.6bn, with a club of eight banks, after tapping the same banks for $1.75bn last year. The loan is an unsecured one year bridge facility.

A $300m five year facility for Indian state-owned company Power Finance Corp (PFC), which mandated three banks for the loan in October, is now open to retail participation.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the latest Japanese bank to market a green bond in euros, with a five year senior trade. Proceeds are earmarked for renewable energy projects.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Mizuho Bank opened the Panda bond market for Japanese issuers on January 12, with both crossing the finish line on the same day.

Export-Import Bank of India has tapped five banks for a new dollar bond. Meetings with fixed income investors in Asia, Europe and the US kicked off on Thursday.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has appointed Marie Diana Lynn Coronel-Singson as head of global corporate banking for its Manila branch in the Philippines, effective Wednesday.

Expectations for a busy week in the investment grade corporate market were maintained despite only Telefonica taking advantage of good primary conditions on Monday, as it sold a benchmark nine year bond in euros.

MUFG has appointed Holly Villiers to a new role heading corporate banking for UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries.