China

Longer CNY NDIRS have been bid on the easing Brexit risk and the curve is steeper. SAFE has relaxed rules on the repatriation of offshore issue proceeds. 361 Degrees is planning a dim sum buyback, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives.

Wuxi Construction and Development Investment Co kicked off bookbuilding on Monday for its first appearance in the offshore bond market. It is expected to be followed shortly by Jiangsu Hanrui Investment Holdings, which has mandated banks for its maiden dollar trade.

Chinese sportswear maker 361 Degrees has announced a tender offer to repurchase offshore renminbi-denominated notes issued in 2014.

China announced plans to expand its currency marketplace overseas this month with branches set to be open in London and New York. Market participants say this is all part of the renminbi internationalisation effort and is the first step to further liberalising the CNY foreign exchange market.

Zhongrong International Trust managed to raise $500m this week by compensating investors for its weak fundamentals with a juicy premium over its outstanding bond. But what also helped the deal was a lack of high yield supply from China, reckon bankers.

Much of the debate around MSCI’s decision to not add A-shares has focused on China’s need to reduce its capital controls. But with Beijing unlikely to let go of the reins anytime soon and MSCI strident in its need for reform, the two sides have reached an impossible impasse unless a compromise can be made.

State Bank of India has allocated its latest $500m borrowing, finding demand from eight new lenders during syndication.

In this round-up, South Korea’s RMB deposits drop to near-zero, South African rand starts direct trading with RMB, and BlackRock launches its first US-listed physical A-shares fund. Plus, a recap of GlobalRMB’s coverage this week.

Chinese taxi hailing service Didi Chuxing has raised an impressive $7.3bn from equity and debt investors, including $2.5bn through a syndicated loan.

China Development Bank sold a $1bn bond on Thursday, wrapping up its third offshore outing of the year. Thanks to its quasi-sovereign status as well as savviness in timing, the policy bank managed to catch an opportune window for issuance.

Markets may have shrugged off MSCI’s decision not to include A-shares in its latest review but it proved to be more of a shock to some of the major investment banks which had forecast inclusion as the most likely outcome.

Asia’s bond markets have remained resilient despite a Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and rising concerns about the UK referendum on European Union membership. With deal flow building up for next week, bankers said Asian issuers stand to benefit from volatility in Europe, writes Narae Kim.