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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

Private placements may have hung around much longer than first expected but their dominance may be at an end

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

Syndicated Loans

Boubyan secures $300m Sharia-compliant loan for liquidity and growth needs

Martin Miraglia, August 05, 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

Syndicated Loans

Boubyan secures $300m Sharia-compliant loan for liquidity and growth needs

Martin Miraglia, August 05, 2026

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Asia

Modernland proposes dollar debt restructuring

Indonesian property developer Modernland Realty is looking to restructure its two outstanding dollar bonds following missed payments and rating downgrades, and after wrapping up a debt restructuring domestically.

Alice Huang, July 31, 2020
Asia

China policy round-up: Politburo sets tone for H2 policies, Hong Kong bars 12 LegCo candidates, MoF tells governments to speed up bond issuance

In this round-up, China emphasises proactive fiscal policies and flexible monetary policies, Hong Kong disqualifies a dozen pro-democracy candidates from the upcoming legislative council election and the Ministry of Finance tells local governments to use up their special-purpose bond quotas by October.

Addison Gong, July 31, 2020
Asia

China markets round-up: July PMI expands, TikTok under US scrutiny, Covid-19 vaccine producer goes to Star

In this round-up, China’s July Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) numbers indicate recovery, Chinese video-sharing company TikTok is under a US national security review and Hong Kong-listed CanSino Biologics is set for a secondary listing on Shanghai’s Star board.

Addison Gong, July 31, 2020
Asia

Tigermed to snag top-end price for $1.4bn Hong Kong IPO

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting is set to pocket HK$10.7bn ($1.38bn) from its Hong Kong secondary listing, with solid support from Chinese and global investors driving final pricing to the top of guidance.

Jonathan Breen, July 31, 2020
Asia

Redco offers 11% bond to yield hungry investors

Redco Properties Group offered investors a hefty 11% coupon for its new bond on Thursday, using up the last of its offshore fundraising quota to raise $220m.

Morgan Davis, July 31, 2020
Asia

GLP, FAB take on more renminbi debt

GLP and First Abu Dhabi Bank both tapped investors in the renminbi bond market on Thursday. The Singapore-based logistics facilities provider took Rmb200m ($28.6m) from a Panda while the Middle Eastern firm headed to the Formosa market.

Rebecca Feng, July 31, 2020