Asia Pacific

In this round-up, China and the United Arab Emirates launch the phase three clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine, the origin of nearly all the new infections in Beijing has been confirmed, and an adviser to the Donald Trump administration stirs the market with comments on the Sino-US trade deal.

CNQC International Holdings, a real estate developer, is tapping the Hong Kong market for a $150m club loan

Sovereign wealth funds are not using their huge resources to tackle climate change, and are therefore impeding the world's efforts to meet the goals of the Paris agreement, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned.

The Nordic Investment Bank dropped into a busy Kauri market that has so far seen NZ$1.3bn ($835.8m) of SSA deals this month.

Popular discontent could well rise in many countries as the coronavirus crisis hits the poorest worst of all. In the past, unrest may have only worried government bond investors to the extent that it damaged creditworthiness. But, as market participants become ever more socially conscious, DBRS Morningstar’s Nichola James says that we can also apply an ESG (environmental, social and governance) lens to it.

The New Zealand Debt Management Office has announced the tenors for the first syndications of its 2020-21 fiscal year, following on from last week’s record-breaking deal.

Sri Trang Gloves priced its Bt15bn ($481.4m) Thai IPO at the top of the range this week, taking advantage of coronavirus-driven demand, strong international interest and a liquid domestic equity capital market. Jonathan Breen reports.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong has boosted the size of its loan to HK$35bn ($4.5bn), after receiving a strong response during syndication.

PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corp has finally signed an offshore loan that closed syndication last year, after delays over registration with the country’s central bank.

Mapletree Industrial Trust raised S$410m ($295.4m) on Tuesday after strong demand enabled the Reit to boost the size of a placement.

A flurry of overnight block trades hit Hong Kong's equity market this week.

Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Cleantech Solar have raised S$700m ($502m) from a sustainability-linked loan and $75m from a green loan, respectively.