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'Overlooked' Southeast Asia offers room to catalyse private capital for renewable energy – Deal Focus• BII, FMO and SUSI tie up to bolster renewables focus • Blended finance plays big role in supporting transitionREAD MORE

China takes €2bn as Asian bond market sparks into life Chinese government and a bevy of Indian and Korean issuers found conditions sweet for international bonds

Asia's loans bankers pin hopes on rate cuts to revive borrowingLower interest rates could fuel corporate capex plans and stimulate M&A

Asia bonds a ‘mixed bag’ as supply rush and choppy backdrop add pressure Deals cross the finish line amid slow bookbuilding and sluggish aftermarket performance

Asia SLB volumes dwindle but are set to reboundESG presents a huge challenge to Asian issuers, but sustainability-linked bonds are primed to take a bigger role

Flush Asian investors widen reach as bond shortfall encourages diversificationRegion’s investors are keen to buy global bonds, while non-Asian issuers are looking to leverage Asia’s liquidity

Adani Green finds warm welcome on return to public bondsA year after a damaging short seller attack, the Indian group took a big step towards moving on

Asia private credit: Investors see traction amid choppy bond markets, pressure on banks - ION AnalyticsA near-shutdown in Asia’s high-yield US dollar bond market and a continued scale-back in lending by global banks in theREAD MORE

Philippines' Vista Land pulls dollar bond as pricing mismatch bitesReal estate developer is Asia's first bond victim of 2024, after price and book size fail to inspire

Asia bond debutants and HY credits shine as order books find fresh impetusInvestors pile into Asian dollar deals, with both primary and secondary markets staying strong

Asia’s local currency bond market reloads amid arbitrage opportunitiesFresh impetus for Singapore dollar deals, in particular, as US firms look to jump in

Asia new issue premiums fall as buyers stay hungryInvestors are eager for bonds, enabling borrowers to sell with little or no concession

‘Well behaved market’ takes Indonesia elections in its strideCountry's credit default swaps tighten after presidential election, which ends one political uncertainty in Asia

Asia pins hope on securitization and blended finance to tackle climate risksCOP28 emphasised funding needs of developing countries adapting to climate change

Asia bond market grapples with ‘weird’ dynamics and lack of convictionMuted G3 bond flow in Asia ex-Japan highlights problems and stress points

Credit Suisse’s Asia bankers 'horrified' as rivals look to muscle inCS staffers keep an eye out for new jobs while waiting on merger strategy

Asia’s bond market stages triumphant re-openingMarquee issuers bring well received deals, as borrowers and investors learn lessons from 2022

‘Proud but not satisfied’: Bank of America’s Asia IB biz marches onA restructuring of the investment banking business that began three years ago is showing clear results in Asia Pacific, but there’s still room for growth

Yeahka reopens Asia equity-linked marketChinese e-payment company pushes out $70m CB with anchor support

Asia private credit advances, but deal scarcity a challengeOpportunities abound in private credit, but there’s a mismatch between funds raised and deal availability

Asia’s bond market sparks back to life with FIG flowGreater China issuers dominate this week’s supply, as rare Indian credit HDFC Bank also returns after almost a decade

Change sparks sophistication in Asia ESG bond marketGreen, social and sustainability bond volumes resilient as market readies for next stage of growth and innovation

Adani's scrapped share sale shocks Indian capital marketsTroubled conglomerate pulling fully subscribed $2.45bn equity raise could have broader impact

Vingroup scores with novel exchangeableVingroup Joint Stock Company raised $500m from an exchangeable bond this week, selling the largest equity-linked transaction from Vietnam — and developing the market by using novel structural features never seen before in the country. Rashmi Kumar reports.

Small can be beautiful in difficult marketsIssuers shouldn’t shy away from small deal sizes and leaning on anchor investors to get them done

Asia’s blue loan market gets a start with more in the pipelineAsia’s first blue loan has sparked debate among market observers about the potential of the asset class amid rising interest from borrowers for ESG-focused funding. While expectations are high for the blue loan market’s development in 2021, challenges remain, writes Rashmi Kumar.

More Asian firms join rush for dividend recapsAsian sponsor-backed firms are following their Western peers in tapping the loan market for dividend recapitalisations, encouraged by a buoyant stock price and low debt levels. Rashmi Kumar reports.

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