The issuance of a sovereign panda bond, in addition to a dim sum bond from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, will give the country Renminbi benchmarks.
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CICC is looking to strengthen ties between China and the Gulf region; meanwhile, a former MD at Standard Chartered, Kapil Jobanputra, has become managing partner of real asset firm Elaeo Partners.
Understanding what lies behind the mask is becoming ever more important as a wider variety of credits from across the region access the international bond markets.
Investors may need to display more cunning to navigate the Asian high yield bond markets during 2020 as the approaching Year of the Rat ushers in a heavy pipeline of redemptions.