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Primary Market Monitor

New issue concessions dip for CEEMEA issuers

New issue premiums average a little more this year than in 2025

George Collard, August 10, 2026

Ethernet cables and sockets neatly arranged in the server racks of a data center at some Hong Kong serviced offices.

GlobalCapital Podcast

All eyes on the hyperscalers

◆ Europe's corporate bond market braces for US tech issuance surge ◆ Canada makes move for EU regs equivalence but to what end? ◆ Middle East private placements here to stay... but will take up less room

Ralph Sinclair, August 07, 2026

FIG

Swiss franc bond market gets busy while others holiday

September redemption cash and shortage of supply support investor demand

Diana Bui, August 07, 2026

EM Middle East

Market shift expected to dampen big GCC PP activity

Francesca Young, August 06, 2026

SSA MTNs and CP

Banks seize Hong Kong dollar demand in MTNs

Diana Bui, August 06, 2026

EM Middle East

Kuwait International Bank gets approval for sukuk

Francesca Young, August 06, 2026

EM Middle East

Market shift expected to dampen big GCC PP activity

Francesca Young, August 06, 2026

SSA MTNs and CP

Banks seize Hong Kong dollar demand in MTNs

Diana Bui, August 06, 2026

EM Middle East

Kuwait International Bank gets approval for sukuk

Francesca Young, August 06, 2026

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Asia

China markets round-up: July trade surplus surprises, PBoC reviews monetary policy, most Covid-19 treasury bond proceeds allocated

In this round up, China records a trade surplus in July that exceeds expectations by a large margin, the central bank reviews the monetary policy from the second quarter and sets a direction for the rest of the year, and the finance minister says more than half of the proceeds from China’s Rmb1tr Covid-19 themed ‘special treasury bonds’ are already in use.

Addison Gong, August 07, 2020
Asia

China policy round-up: Trade deal implementation to be reviewed, foreign minister warns of ‘new Cold War’, Trump hits Wechat, Tiktok with executive orders

In this round-up, China and the US will examine the progress made from the phase one trade deal, the Chinese foreign minister says a ‘new Cold War’ is not what Beijing wants, and a pair of executive orders by president Donald Trump will ban US transactions involving WeChat and TikTok’s parent companies.

Addison Gong, August 07, 2020
Asia

Excess supply hits Philippine bonds in secondary market

Dollar bonds sold by a number of Philippine issuers in the past two months have dipped in the secondary market, as a combination of too much supply too quickly and tight pricing puts pressure on the deals.

Alice Huang, August 07, 2020
Asia

Shanghai Henlius gets CSRC nod for equity issue

Hong Kong-listed Shanghai Henlius Biotech has won approval from the Mainland securities regulator to sell a chunk of new shares.

Jonathan Breen, August 07, 2020
Asia

Chailease Vietnam closes $60m loan

The Vietnam subsidiary of Taiwanese leasing and financing firm Chailease Finance Co has boosted its loan size to $60m.

Pan Yue, August 07, 2020
Asia

BMW scores first public corporate dim sum in eight months

BMW Finance, a subsidiary of German carmaker BMW, sealed a Rmb500m ($72m) three year dim sum bond on Thursday. It was the first publicly sold offshore renminbi trade by a corporation since November last year.

Rebecca Feng, August 07, 2020