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Amid encouragement from China, countries in the region and international entities, are increasingly issuing large panda bonds to diversify from US dollar debt.

British Climate Partners will work with investors to deploy capital through equity platforms and mezzanine finance to scale clean energy projects in developing Asia; the annual investment required to diversify away from coal is huge.

From May 1, Cindy Lo will become regional managing partner and Roger Lui will become senior partner, both for Greater China.

Laurence Lau was most recently managing director and head of debt capital markets at Bank of China International.

The deal is a milestone for Kazakhstan's integration into global capital markets.

The ECM market performed the strongest in Q1, with Hong Kong leading the way, while Apac (ex Japan) M&A fees fell 47%.

The US president said that more talks between the US and Iran will take place later this week.

Two M&A deals in Australia’s financial services sector hit major turbulence in March, underlining some of the recent challenges in completing deals, including higher interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

Rahul Badhwar will start as senior country officer in July in Mumbai.