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  • Japanese issuers have embraced green, social and sustainability bonds, offering domestic and international investors a range of deals designed to tackle climate change, gender equality and other problems. But the local investor base is still small — and some issuers have lingering questions about funding costs. GlobalCapital talked to a group of leading market participants about the potential for Japan’s ESG bond market.
  • Japan’s sustainable bond market, already one of the world’s largest, has grown over the past year — given a boost from social funding needs brought about by Covid-19. Morgan Davis reports.
  • Japanese issuers have just been through one of the most volatile, unpredictable years in decades. Although the impact of Covid-19 on capital markets was not as violent as the aftermath of the global financial crisis, huge questions about economic growth, trade and asset allocation meant it was arguably a more troubling period for issuers and investors alike. GlobalCapital talked to some of the country’s best-regarded issuers about how they navigated the market.
  • The Japanese bond market had a blow-out year in 2020, despite the ongoing pandemic and related volatility. With 2021 already characterised by eager borrowers and large acquisition financing activity, DCM bankers are preparing for another record setting year. Morgan Davis reports.
  • In this round-up, the Chinese economy rebounds at a fast pace from a year ago when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, regulators vow to manage hidden debt risks at local governments, and two existing shareholders agree to pump $250m into Luckin Coffee.
  • The chairman of South Korea’s Kakao Corp has kicked off his official pledge to donate more than half of his wealth to society by raising about W500bn ($448m) from a stake sale in the messaging app on Thursday.
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