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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is an anchor investor in SPV Bauhinia 2, which contains a $107m sustainability tranche; meanwhile, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation will have a new CEO in December.

The transaction is one of the largest HKD-denominated issuances to date; however, the SAR's property market is tough, with giant New World Development set to announce its first loss in 20 years.

The deal marks the first facility arranged in Asia’s syndicated loan market to combine both green and sustainability-linked features, and the first such issuance by a Chinese multinational.

The transaction achieves a global first for any government issuer and marks the first tokenised bond to be issued under Hong Kong law.

UOB China returned to the onshore bond market last week to tap its offer of ample liquidity and low yield.

China continues to drive growth within its debt market, in spite of the negative image conveyed by property developer, Evergrande Group.

BondEvalue and FinIQ sign MOU to extend access to digital bond issuances.

Kazakhstan's first offshore renminbi bond makes little financial sense but might go some way to repairing the suspicion built up of Belt and Road Initiatives in the country.

A new pilot scheme to allow Chinese banks to trade government bond futures is a very healthy step in the right direction towards fully liberalising the market and allowing foreign investors to finally tap it, experts believe.