Switched on! Philippines pushes out curve

Korea kicks off sovereign bond supply

As Indonesia and the Philippines eye dollar deals, Korea shows how it's done.

January 13, 2017

Philippines auctions retail bonds

The treasury has raised over $1bn in one day for the two and a half year offering.

September 29, 2026

Philippines sells $1.5b bond as US rate hike fears ebb

On the back of a buoyant market, Manila doubled what it raised from a similar dollar bond sale in 2018 and was the year's first Asia sovereign borrower out of the blocks.

January 08, 2019

Purisima calls for another Philippines upgrade

The country is mulling a dollar bond before elections in 2016, the head of the department of finance tells FinanceAsia.

February 11, 2015

BDO defies Philippines CDS with tight bond

The Philippine lender returns to dollar bonds after five years off, telling FinanceAsia it wants to get ahead of the US rate hike.

October 18, 2016

China issues Rmb6bn green sovereign bond in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's finance secretary Paul Chan said the deal will "attract more cross-boundary Rmb financing and trading activities to Hong Kong".

May 29, 2026