Greater China

Huatai Securities, the Chinese brokerage, has set a price for the sale of global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange, the first deal under the new London-Shanghai Connect programme.

Budweiser Brewing Company Apac, the Asia Pacific arm of Belgian brewer AB InBev, has put the wheels in motion for a float of up to $10bn on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In this round-up, US president Donald Trump warned of higher tariffs should his Chinese counterpart not meet him at G20, UBS’s chief economist employed questionable language when discussing the rise of Chinese consumer prices, and total exports edged up in May while exports to the US fell again.

As the crisis at Baoshang Bank and Bank of Jinzhou continues to brew, Hong Kong-listed Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank priced a $1.43bn Basel III-compliant additional tier one (AT1) note at a level that was well inside where similarly rated small Chinese lenders were trading in the secondary market.

Power Construction Corp of China has raised $800m from a dual-tranche offering that keeps senior perpetual supply from Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) alive.

In this round-up, Pan Gongsheng, vice governor of the People’s Bank of China, suggests cancelling quota limits for the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) scheme, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) heightened scrutiny on offshore bond issuers, and the Hong Kong Insurance Authority prepares the ‘Mainland-Hong Kong Insurance Connect’.

Chinese automobile conglomerate Geely has used an exchangeable bond to monetise the volatility of its stake in AB Volvo, the Swedish maker of heavy-duty vehicles, to secure €400m of funding at a zero coupon.

Chinese brokerage Huatai Securities this week will become the first company to list shares in London via the London-Shanghai Stock Connect programme. The deal, which is oversubscribed, is a landmark transaction and an important step for the internationalisation of China's capital markets.

China General Nuclear Power Group has opted for a green loan for its first offshore syndication in almost 30 years. Despite tight pricing, the $500m fundraising is expected to receive a warm welcome from bank lenders who are eager to lend to a state-owned company with strong credentials, writes Pan Yue.

China’s central bank offered investors a way of hedging the risk of a bank certificate of deposit this week, allowing Bank of Jinzhou to raise Rmb2bn ($289m) after suspicions it would be the next small bank to fail. Rebecca Feng reports.

China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) surprised the market with a change in strategy for its latest bond offering this week. High profile as always, the state-owned company’s four-tranche transaction was smaller in size, but tighter in price. Addison Gong reports.

ESR Cayman, which builds and leases warehouses, has pulled its float on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, delaying the deal indefinitely.