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The second foreign currency-denominated sovereign bond from China within a month has seen record popularity, and was oversubscribed 25 times.

The funds have been raised to meet MTR’s growing spending needs for upcoming railway and real estate projects.

The bonds' five tranches raised HK$27bn, with the 30-year HKD infra bond being the longest tenor of a HKD-denominated government bond; the issuances are set to extend the HKD benchmark yield curve.

The Australian bond market has seen a record start to the year, with A$69bn being issued so far in 2025, with robust investor liquidity and tightened spreads.

The three-year deal for the Singaporean bank was priced at a mid-range of 2.3% and could list on the Singapore Exchange.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is an anchor investor in SPV Bauhinia 2, which contains a $107m sustainability tranche; meanwhile, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation will have a new CEO in December.

Growing Asian telco Axiata will benefit from a centralised treasury, says the company's head of group corporate finance Reza Abdul Rahim.

Bank of East Asia and Woori Bank return to the international bond markets.

We talk to HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) chief executive, Paul Chow.