Asia Pacific

South Korean policy bank aims to continue a bumper year of funding with Swiss bond

Issuers pause deals as Israel-Hamas conflict adds more uncertainty to funding environment

Country is the first EM sovereign so sell a local currency green bond overseas

Sovereigns tipped to sit out regional revival

Diversifying geographic focus and timing deals right are more important than ever

Uzbekistan plans a dollar and som deal next week and others are lining up

Government plans more rupee bonds, including long dated and green, having gained JP Morgan backing

The well-known bond banker talks about his transition from capital markets to senior management in Asia Pacific

Policy bank hopes building a full curve will provide more clarity to pricing

◆ Deal precedes redemption of AT1 and exacerbates shortage of paper in the currency ◆ Issuer locks in ‘very good’ arb ◆ HSBC’s third trade this week follows sterling covered and senior bonds

Policy lenders say they are monitoring yen pricing after South Korea’s debut

MDB wraps up its largest ever funding programme with a popular deal