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Muted reaction to BoCom’s euro tier two
China’s Bank of Communications (BoCom) has followed its landmark offshore tier two bond with another €500m ($634m) offering a day later, on September 25. But the euro denominated transaction proved to be less popular than its dollar counterpart.
BoCom wrapped up a $1.2bn 4.5% 10 year non call five bond on September 24, and by doing so became the first Chinese bank to issue Basel III debt without the use of an offshore subsidiary.
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