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CC hires Norton Rose maritime partner duo in Singapore

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Clifford Chance has boosted its maritime, offshore and project finance practices in Singapore with the addition of partners Gervais Green and Kate Sherrard from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Freshfields, Gibson Dunn lead on landmark Asian climate bond

BY Eileen Ang |

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has represented AP Renewables, a unit of Philippine energy company Aboitiz Power, in the issuance of a landmark climate bond worth P10.7 billion ($225 million) for the Tiwi-MakBan geothermal power facilities.
Hogan Lovells adds Dubai project finance partner from Chadbourne

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Hogan Lovells has expanded its hired Sohail Barkatali as partner in its Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects (IERP) team in Dubai.
Clifford Chance advises PTTEP on landmark Thai hybrid bond

BY ALB |

Clifford Chance has advised Thai oil and gas giant PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on its $1 billion corporate hybrid bond offering, the first Thai corporate issue in the U.S. dollar hybrid securities market.
Islamic trade finance 'fuels rising Gulf reinsurance demand'

BY Reuters |

The spread of Islamic trade finance is boosting demand for sharia-compliant reinsurance in the Gulf, trade credit insurer Euler Hermes says, predicting the sector could eventually account for more than a third of its business in the region.
Kiwi Income Property considers NZ$125 mln bond offer

BY Reuters |

New Zealand's Kiwi Income Property Trust said on Wednesday it was considering offering up to NZ$125 million ($108.26 million) in seven-year fixed rate bonds next month.
SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence

BY Reuters |

The venture capital arm of Japan's SoftBank Corp is investing in enterprise mobile company Kony Inc, Kony said in a statement on Tuesday.
Lebanon mulls 'boosting $800 mln stimulus for 2014'

BY Reuters |

Lebanon is considering increasing an $800 million economic stimulus package allocated for this year because most of the funds have already been used up, the central bank governor said on Wednesday.
Manila c.bank orders banks to adjust capital for property exposure

BY Reuters |

Philippine lenders can have greater real estate exposure as long as they have enough capital buffers to stem risks identified in an industry stress test, the central bank said, as it issued new rules aimed at reducing risks arising from a growing property market.
Singapore to launch overnight yuan liquidity facility in July

BY Reuters |

Singapore plans to launch a facility to provide overnight yuan liquidity as trade transactions using the currency rise.