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Meanwhile, other event participants bemoan a peculiar market characteristic wherein companies choose short-cycle borrowings over long-term bonds even for long-term needs.

China's decision to visit the capital markets with a 144a bond, the region's largest sovereign issuance this year, has paid off just as its economy is emerging from the Covid-19 gloom.

Central China Real Estate’s Mai expresses cautious optimism over property sector while New World Development’s Lam elaborates on Greater Bay Area challenges.

Portfolio managers and participants examine the importance of a vaccine for Covid-19 and the US presidential elections in lively discussions.

BondbloX, a blockchain-based bond exchange from Singapore-based fintech BondEvalue, aims to make bonds more accessible to high earners in Asia.

Time spent with global investors allowed the central Asian republic to slash funding costs and refocus the economy away from coal while paving way for a future issuance.

Directives that took effect last month could subject intermediaries to fines and other business costs for non-compliance related to investments in Europe.

German lender’s head of ESG for Asia-Pacific argues that simply asking market players to do no harm isn’t enough and that they must be incentivized for doing more good.

There is potential for an even bigger issue, although the government is being responsible in trying to right-size the deal, says one banker.