Debt

Foreign appetite for onshore debt will continue to remain resilient with different market cycles appearing to have little to no effect on China’s ability to attract investors, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Following a record number of sovereign defaults in 2020, Fitch Ratings believes more are possible going forward.

With around $69 billion in issuance in the region so far in 2021, borrowers are more focused than ever on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes to meet investor appetite.

This inaugural issue creates a new avenue for issuers, investors and dealer banks to interact digitally on a seamless platform.

Accelerated action is required by issuers as the transition from LIBOR to risk free rates looms, say Bloomberg and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

Pandemic-related shocks are still evident in emerging market (EM) sovereign and corporate credit risk indicators, says a report from Moody's Investors Service.

This is the first ever green financing facility in China’s dairy sector, amid accelerating demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) solutions from local corporate clients.

This is the first ever bond in the global sustainable market where investors, joint lead managers and the issuer team up to financially contribute to an environmentally and socially-friendly project.

Tighter guidelines on corporate bond issuance in Shanghai and Shenzhen will limit the access of weaker companies to the onshore bond market and also lower their liquidity, suggests Moody’s Investors Service.