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Tight spreads keep Middle East borrowers in bond market, and away from loans
Kazakh bank doubles the tenor to two years compared to previous deals
Simplifying MTN and bond market processes the focus, says Agora's Berman
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Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is generating huge demand for its IPO, which could be worth as much as HK$42bn ($5.4bn). The deal, set to be the largest primary listing globally since 2019, shows the growing interest around short video companies. Jonathan Breen reports. -
Cathay Pacific Airways has sold the largest convertible bond by a Hong Kong issuer in over a decade, raising HK$6.74bn ($869.4m).
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China is allowing banks to issue perpetual bonds with an equity conversion provision, an attempt to balance the need to help smaller lenders shore up their capital with a desire to protect investors. Addison Gong reports.
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Red chip issuer Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure ditched its usual bullet bond structure in favour of a five year puttable Panda outing this week.
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Hong Kong’s government returned to the green bond market with a $2.5bn triple-tranche deal this week, making the most of growing investor demand for sustainable investment opportunities. Morgan Davis reports.
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Tencent Holdings is testing bank appetite for a jumbo loan of $6bn as it gets ready to once again shun syndication in favour of a club deal. But the razor-thin pricing on offer is likely to pose a challenge — as will a recent crackdown on some of China’s largest technology companies. Pan Yue reports.
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