Greater China

China's GF Securities, which made its debut in the offshore syndicated loan market in 2014, is in talks with seven lenders for a fresh borrowing.

Chinese brokerage Everbright Securities Co is once again looking to join its many peers on the road to floating in Hong Kong, having refiled its application for a listing.

China’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) is poised to deliver its eleventh auction of offshore renminbi bonds in Hong Kong at the end of the month.

Yunnan Metropolitan Construction Investment Group Co is looking to join the slew of Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFV) tapping the offshore bond market.

Doha Bank has fully exercised an $80m greenshoe option on its Taiwan targeted syndicated loan, increasing its size to $180m.

Bank of China said on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum with the Poland Ministry of Finance to work on the sovereign’s upcoming Panda bond.

The Panda bond market has been gaining plenty of attention ever since the asset class rebooted last year with many issuers eyeing it as a good opportunity to tap into the Chinese investor base. Looking to join the club is Poland, although the country has little need for renminbi and will be swapping the proceeds back into euros.

Truly International, the holding company of LCD panel maker Truly Group, has tied up a HK$4.5bn ($580m) four year financing with a group of nine banks.

Wuxi Construction and Development Investment Co kept momentum going for Chinese local government financing vehicles, pricing a new $300m three year bond on Monday. Onshore bank treasuries drove the transaction but high quality offshore investors, who typically stay away from a keepwell structure, also participated.

Chinese investors are propping up most of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co’s HK$7.6bn ($979.3m) listing, which launched on Tuesday with nearly 80% of the offer covered by mainland cornerstone investors.

The recent opening of the China interbank bond market (CIBM) gives many global investors the widest access to the onshore fixed income market so far. Yet the entry of Chinese bonds into global indices remains a tricky proposition, according to market participants.

A subsidiary of Lifestyle International Holdings, which operates department stores under the Sogo brand, has launched a HK$8bn ($1bn) loan into limited syndication.