Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Bank Rakyat Indonesia has opened a $1bn loan into general syndication with a group of 10 lenders at the helm.

Olam International has made a quick return to the loan market, raising a ¥25bn ($233m) Samurai facility.

Indonesia’s Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN) is seeking lenders’ go-ahead for a debt restructuring plan, after missing the principal payment on a $390.6m loan at the end of June.

Yankee banks ensured a record-breaking first half ended on a high, as European lenders took advantage of strong demand for tier two paper.

An Indonesian palm oil company has become the latest to fall victim to rising worries among loans bankers about government support. The company missed a payment last week, after bankers rejected an earlier covenant waiver request. Pan Yue reports.

Akbank, the top tier Turkish bank, approached investors for a dollar benchmark bond on Tuesday. The deal comes amid expectations that emerging market investors have finally opened up for corporate and financial institution issuance.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong has boosted the size of its loan to HK$35bn ($4.5bn), after receiving a strong response during syndication.

Indomobil Finance Indonesia has launched a $240m borrowing into general syndication, changing its approach to the fundraising after market sentiment improved.

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur is putting together a shortlist of banks for its $2bn loan, which will fund its acquisition of instant noodle maker Pinehill Co.

Two foreign issuers and a red-chip company tapped China’s onshore renminbi bond market this week, taking home Rmb6.2bn ($875m). Two more red-chip borrowers are waiting in the wings, with their deals slated for next week.

Two recent policy changes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) spurred a pair of foreign banks to scoop A$3.2bn ($2.2bn) from the bond market this week. An expansion of repo-eligibility and a term funding facility for domestic banks have freed up the funds to drive the bumper deals, according to a banker at one of Australia's big four banks.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp sold its largest every Australian dollar deal on Tuesday, scooping up A$2.4bn ($1.6bn) of senior unsecured paper through its Sydney branch.