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Hong Kong Exchange, through its subsidiary OTC Clear, has launched a clearing service for cross-currency swaps, beginning with the dollar/offshore renminbi currency pair.

The World Bank began meeting investors this week for a landmark bond denominated in the IMF special drawing rights (SDR), after it gaining approval from the People’s Bank of China. More issuers are lining up to sell SDR bonds, with each trade likely to have unique features.

A $3.5bn dual-tranche borrowing to back Tencent Holdings' acquisition of an up to 76.9% stake in Supercell has gone into general syndication.

Six foreign investors have become the first to gain unrestricted admission to the China interbank bond market (CIBM), according to a recently published list.

Yuexiu Property has announced the results of its cash tender offer amid concerns over its financial metrics and a possible downgrade to non-investment grade status.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland has mandated Bank of China and HSBC as joint lead underwriters to work on the sovereign’s upcoming Panda bond.

It has been a brave new world for the renminbi since the People's Bank of China (PBoC) shook global markets with its surprise devaluation just over a year ago. But while there are signs that things have moved in the right direction, it seems a little early to trumpet the move as a policy success.

China Aircraft Leasing Group returned for a new dollar-denominated bond on Monday, less than four months after its inaugural appearance in the G3 debt market.

The World Bank has mandated banks for its landmark Special Drawing Rights (SDR) bond with market participants expecting a strong response from onshore Chinese investors.

Everbright Securities has priced its Hong Kong IPO in the upper half of the marketing range, raising HK$8.62bn ($1.11bn).

Home building materials maker China Lesso Group Holdings signed its syndicated loan at $600m, twice the launch size, on Thursday.

China Construction Bank’s Singapore branch sealed a Rmb1bn ($150m) dim sum transaction Thursday, putting an end to a one-month silence in the offshore renminbi (CNH) debt market.