Asian sovereigns shine

One of the best days on record for the Asian bond market as investors flock to two large, liquid and tightly priced deals from Malaysia and the Philippines.
September 15, 2000

The huge wash of liquidity that has propelled every recent Asian bond deal from Sing Tel to CNOOC has never been more evident than at the pricing of two new sovereign dollar benchmarks in New York last night (Tuesday).

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