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Hong Kong’s Airport Authority (HKAA) raised $500m from a dollar bond sale on Wednesday, ending a hiatus of nearly 16 years from the market. -
The Republic of Indonesia was back in the dollar market this week with its regular sukuk issuance. But with a trade that mirrored its 2018 Islamic financing transaction, the sovereign added a green tranche, allowing it to tap a niche set of investors in an effort to raise $2bn. Morgan Davis reports.
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Malaysia’s RHB Bank ended its dollar bond market hiatus on Tuesday, offering a $300m bond that got big demand despite its ultra-tight pricing.
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KfW and Québec will bring Canadian dollar bonds to the market on Thursday, with the former looking to issue in the currency for the first time since 2015.
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The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is looking to sell its first social bond this year following its inaugural Green trade this week. The agency is also keeping a close watch on the SOFR market.
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One of the most covered aspects of the bond market by more mainstream media in recent months has been the value of triple-B rated corporate debt due to mature in coming years and what problems that might cause in the event of an economic downturn. However, this has prompted investors to start to quell any fears of these risks.
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Sunac China Holdings priced a large three year callable bond, taking advantage of the abundant liquidity in the market following Chinese New Year. But investors appeared to hold back when it came to less familiar names.
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The Republic of Indonesia returned to the bond market in style this week, using a tried-and-tested formula by adding a green tranche to a $2bn sukuk.
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A strong start to the year for public sector dollar issuance is keeping up the pace so far this week, with last week’s slowdown during the Chinese New Year holidays only appearing to make investors hungrier. Both of Tuesday’s dollar deals were well oversubscribed — one spectacularly so — and there is a full card of issuers waiting to come on Wednesday.
