Seoul trims stake in Industrial Bank of Korea

The Singaporean tech firm's $1.49bn deal will boost its financial services arm across five markets.

Rare opportunity to access pure sovereign credit brings US investors to the forefront.

It may not be as famous internationally as Red Bull but energy drinks group Osotspa is Thailand's oldest consumer products company and it plans to raise as much as $460 million.

The bank joins a quartet of green bond issuers from the Indian financial sector as Asian investors brace themselves for a deluge of deals.

Shandong Weigao accounts for the bulk of the volume with a $227 million follow-on, while gold miner Sino Prosper raises $54 million of fresh capital and existing shareholders trim their stakes in Value Partners and China Metal Recycling.

South Korea is taking its sustainability drive to the next level after two non-financial companies raise a combined $1 billion from sustainability bonds.