April 15, 2025
Financial Assets

China’s finance ministry to issue sovereign green bonds in London

China’s finance ministry has announced the impending issuance of sovereign green bonds in London, which will mark its first overseas sale of such bonds and a concrete step following high-level economic and finance talks earlier this year. The yuan-denominated issuance will be worth up to 6 billion yuan (US$829.75 million) with specific details to be

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China sees robust growth in loans to small, micro firms

Employees work on the production line of a high-tech company in Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Official data showed that China saw robust growth in the outstanding sum of loans to small and micro companies by the end of 2024 amid government efforts to encourage inclusive financing. By the end of the fourth quarter (Q4) of

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China’s green panda bonds are ‘reliable’ financing option for Africa, summit hears

Facing an economic crisis and consequently fewer US dollars and other hard currencies, Egypt floated a three-year sustainability panda bond worth 3.5 billion yuan (US$478 million) in October. Panda bonds – typically denominated in yuan and issued in China by non-Chinese organisations, including governments and corporations – have gained traction as traders and countries seek

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Guangdong to join ‘dim sum’ bond feast with US$1 billion sale in Hong Kong, Macau

The sale of the yuan-denominated offshore bonds, also known as dim sum bonds, comes on the heels of Shenzhen’s announcement on Monday of its fourth such issuance, worth up to 7 billion yuan. The latest Shenzhen bond offering will include a tranche with a 10-year tenure, while also matching the two-, three- and five-year tranches

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