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State Bank of India is finally courting investors for its maiden green bond, which has been planned for more than a year.

Yes Bank is enticing lenders to a $400m three year loan by offering a higher margin when compared to a similar transaction launched in January.

India’s HDFC Bank and Yes Bank won approval this week to go ahead with their billion-dollar fundraising plans. A number of methods are on the table, including qualified institutional placements (QIPs).

Indian lender Yes Bank has won approval from shareholders to raise up to $1bn in fresh capital through a variety of methods, including a qualified institutional placement (QIP).

State Bank of India has launched a new $750m three year borrowing into general syndication, about two months after mandating banks to run the transaction.

Fiat India Automobiles, the India-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Italy’s FCA Group, has cut the price of a $250m old project loan by converting it into a corporate finance deal.

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has sent off invitations to its annual financing for its cocoa harvest amid concerns it may struggle to repay its previous loan.

Investec Bank plc has signed a A$150m ($115.3m) loan to refinance a loan signed in 2015, attracting a total of 18 banks to the deal — the majority of which came from Asia.

ICICI Securities has raised only Rp35.2bn ($543m) from its IPO, short of the original Rp40bn target, after tough pricing led to a poor turnout from local investors.

India’s ICICI Securities covered nearly a third of its Rp40.2bn ($617.1m) IPO on the first day of bookbuilding, after the deal was launched with strong support from anchor investors.

HDFC Asset Management Co is set to kick off investor education for its India IPO, according to a banker working on the deal.

Indian state-owned defence giant Hindustan Aeronautics has announced the price range for its potential Rp42.3bn ($649.6m) IPO, which is set to hit screens next week, according to a source close to the deal.