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Fears that a vote for Scottish independence on Thursday could destabilise Spanish debt seemed to be overplayed on Monday morning, as the sovereign’s debt outperformed the rest of the eurozone periphery ahead of a Bono auction later in the week. Greece and Ireland are set to tap the short end of the curve this week.
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China Bonds
The UK government announced on Friday that it was planning to sell an offshore renminbi bond, which would make it the first sovereign outside China to do so. A slew of supranational and agency issuers have been drawn to the market this week following favourable moves in the dollar/renminbi basis swap. -
Hong Kong’s landmark sukuk comes with a host of potential benefits for the wider Islamic finance market, Rafe Haneef, chief executive of HSBC Amanah Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur told IFIS. The deal’s success should help encourage other regional sovereigns to consider sukuk, but also has valuable implications for the dim sum and mainland Chinese markets.
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The UK government announced on Friday that it is planning to sell an offshore renminbi bond, which would make it the first sovereign outside China to do so. A slew of supranational and agency issuers have been drawn to the market this week following favourable moves in the dollar/renminbi basis swap.
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This week's scorecard covers the funding progress of selected sovereign issuers. Read on to see which are over the 80% mark.
