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Two public sector borrowers will follow the EU’s record breaking success in the euro market on Wednesday, with Agence Française de Développement looking to sell its debut bond under its new framework tied to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Greece tapping its 2035s. -
Criteria Caixa is sounding out investors for a new seven year unsecured euro bond: its first at this tenor in over five years.
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Swiss duty free operator Dufry has finished its Sfr820m at-market rights issue, which has enabled Advent International and Chinese e-commerce firm to take large strategic stakes in the company.
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China Development Bank (CDB) raised nearly $3bn from dollar and euro bonds on Monday, appealing to investors due to its rarity in the debt market.
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Singapore-listed Mapletree Logistics Trust is funding an acquisition spree of logistics assets in Asia by tapping the equity market for up to S$650m ($479m).
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Shimao Services has joined the stream of Chinese property managers listing in Hong Kong this year, kicking off bookbuilding for its up to HK$10.1bn ($1.3bn) IPO.
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Shanghai-listed SDIC Power Holdings has priced its $200.6m London offering of Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) at the bottom of the marketed range.
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HSBC provided $1.8bn of financing to high carbon companies including Kepco, which is developing new coal plants, in just five deals in the past four months, as it prepared to announce its “net zero ambition” on October 9, an NGO has alleged.
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The world’s biggest banks sat out the primary bond market in dollars this week, dashing hopes of a pre-election funding blitz.
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Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China’s investment arm tapped the bond market on Thursday, joining a host of other issuers that also sought fresh funding.
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Asia’s dollar bond market has been swamped with new deals this week. Thursday was no different, with corporate borrowers from Greater China alone raising just over $3bn between them.
