Akbank successfully issued $500 million in capital-like bonds at an 8.25% interest rate. The issuance, with a 10.5-year maturity and 5.5-year call option, saw strong investor demand, reaching over $1.2 billion, and was priced at the initial level due to robust demand.
South Korea's corporate bond issuance continued its downward trend in April, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline. Companies are delaying bond issuances due to high interest rates, leading to a net repayment of bonds throughout the year.
Yapı Kredi successfully completed an Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond issuance of $500 million in international markets. The issuance underscores the bank's financial strength and investor confidence in the Turkish economy.
Kazakhstan aims to deepen financial services cooperation with Hong Kong, viewing it as a hub for renminbi capital access via bond issuances. The Central Asian country also seeks institutional and technological integration in areas like digital finance and AI.
Hong Kong’s financial chief has revised the city’s fiscal surplus for the previous year to HK$11 billion (US$1.91 billion), nearly four times the original estimate, saying the ongoing Middle East conflict had a limited impact on the economy with gross domestic product (GDP) growth remaining strong in the first quarter. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also dismissed concerns that increased bond issuance to fund the Northern Metropolis megaproject would burden future generations as “overly...
Cathay Pacific Airways has raised HK$2.08 billion (US$265.4 million) by selling Hong Kong dollar-denominated bonds to boost its working capital, tapping the public bond market for the first time. Hong Kong’s flag carrier said on Friday that the bond issuance was the biggest of its kind by a locally based, non-public sector company. The three-year bonds, which carried a fixed interest rate of 3.78 per cent, were sold mainly to professional investors such as asset managers, banks and private...
MTR Corporation has completed the largest green bond issuance in the Hong Kong dollar market, raising HK$18.8 billion (US$2.4 billion) through five-year, 10-year and 30-year bonds. The five-year tranche of HK$8.3 billion carried a 2.88% coupon, the 10-year HK$7.5 billion tranche was priced at 3.30%, and the 30-year HK$3 billion tranche at 4.00%. The overall order book exceeded HK$60 billion, three times the issue size, reflecting strong institutional demand, particularly for the 30-year bond which attracted retirement fund managers.
