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New World Development Co printed Asia ex-Japan’s first sustainability-linked bond last week, raising $200m from the transaction. The Hong Kong-based property developer's deputy chief financial officer and its head of sustainability spoke to GlobalCapital Asia on Monday about why the firm ventured into this asset class and the challenges it faced.

Linklogis, a technology-based supply chain finance company, is planning to float in Hong Kong, and has filed a draft IPO prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.

Hong Kong-based energy firm Fortune Oil has returned to the loan market. It is seeking $400m-equivalent to refinance an old borrowing sealed in 2018.

Hong Kong-based property developer New World Development Co (NWD) opened a new area of issuance for Asian borrowers on Thursday when it sold the region's first dollar sustainability-linked bond.

Hong Kong-listed Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group and China Hongqiao Group have added to the burst of convertible bond activity in the first week of 2021, raising a combined $900m from the equity-linked market on Thursday.

Monita Chang, a senior director in Mizuho’s debt structuring and syndication team in Hong Kong, is leaving the bank, according to a source close to the situation.

Crédit Agricole has named Victoria Land as its new head of sustainable banking for Asia Pacific.

StanChart bolsters sustainable finance team — CreditAg names Apac sustainability head — BOC HK appoints CEO — HKEX picks interim chief — Hang Seng has new chairman

The nascent transition bond market is set to get a boost after Bank of China announced plans for a new deal in both dollars and offshore renminbi.

Chinese toll road operator Zhejiang Expressway kick-started Asia's equity-linked market this week, dipping into euros for the year’s first convertible bond. It plans to use all the proceeds to repay debt.

The New York Stock Exchange has dropped plans to delist the stocks of China Mobile, China Telecom Corp and China Unicom (Hong Kong).

Hong Kong’s block market surged back to life on Monday night with a flurry of share sales worth a total of HK$14.19bn ($1.83bn).