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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has appointed Alice Gastaldi to its leveraged finance division, the bank said on Thursday. She had been working at UniCredit for almost eight years.

Doha Bank Qatar has sold a yen clip through MUFG, its first since June when the country became embroiled in a regional diplomatic spat. The trade is illustrative of a gradual return by investors to Qatari credits, said MTN bankers.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp is one of the few non-Chinese issuers laying the groundwork for a new dollar bond before the end of the year.

Skanska, the Swedish construction and property development company that is a leader in green building, has signed a €200m green revolving facility with four of its relationship banks.

On Thursday German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom sold its third bond with a 2024 maturity, while Italian state owned railway operator Ferrovie Dello Stato issued its first green bond.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and a syndicate of lenders have provided a $2.73bn loan to finance the construction of a railway and upgrade a port in Mozambique, which will ensure the long term supply of coal to Japan from the African country.

Swiss food and drinks company Nestlé tapped a fourth currency market in three months on Tuesday when it printed a £500m 3.5 year bond ahead of a sterling redemption.

Tata Motors’ £640m ($839m) refinancing has been launched into general syndication after the senior phase was completed this month.

Yes Bank has dipped its toes into the Japanese Samurai loan market for the first time to raise ¥16.5bn ($150m), placing it among a handful of Indian firms that have tapped into yen liquidity. The move could inspire other Indian financial institutions to follow — provided the pricing advantage holds. John Loh reports.

Investment grade issuers China State Construction International Holdings and Shenzhen International Holdings raised $800m and $300m, respectively, on Tuesday. But their bonds struggled to perform in secondary due to lingering softness in the market.

Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) extended its curve with a 30 year dollar bond on Tuesday, part of a multi-tranche deal in which it raised a hefty $3.275bn in two currencies.

India’s Yes Bank has raised ¥16.5bn ($150m) in its maiden foray to the Japanese Samurai loan market, coming close on the heels of a $250m syndicated financing tied up with Taiwanese lenders a month ago.