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Allocations have emerged for a $1.75bn multi-tranche borrowing by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, with retail liquidity ending up concentrated on a longer dated portion.

A $1.75bn borrowing for Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, which entered general syndication at the beginning of February, has wrapped up, with allocations expected to be issued soon.

Raymond Li has joined Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ as its new head of financial institutions for east Asia, jumping ship from BNP Paribas.

Oil products storage and distribution firm Puma Energy is back in the loan market for a two-pronged $570m financing, to extend as well as replace some of its existing debt.

Qantas Airways is holding roadshows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei for its latest fundraising, a two tranche revolver that refinances a A$1.13bn ($849m) loan raised a few years ago.

Export-Import Bank of China managed to achieve the lowest spread for a euro bond from a Chinese name this year with its three year in the currency, part of a $3bn-equivalent Reg S deal.

Export-Import Bank of China made a strong comeback to the Asia debt market on Tuesday with a $3bn equivalent three tranche dual-currency Reg S deal. Its three year euro bond achieved the lowest spread in the currency from a Chinese name this year.

State Bank of India has increased its latest fundraising in the syndicated loan market to $750m, fully exercising a $150m greenshoe. Allocations to the foreign branches of Indian banks accounted for 40% of the final facility.

Indian film maker and distributor Eros International has launched its maiden dollar bond with books building quickly during the Asia morning, as it competes with Export-Import Bank of China.

Lenders that have chipped in for Bank Negara Indonesia’s $750m facility can expect to be scaled back by close to 50% of their original commitments, said bankers close to the trade. Allocations are due to be announced in the next few days.

ICICI Bank made an opportunistic move on Thursday, snagging a 5.5 year bond at the tightest spread for an Indian lender in nearly a decade.

Kuwait National Petroleum (KNP) is in talks with 10 banks over a loan to fund its expansion plans.