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In January, the government of Hong Kong announced Apac’s largest US dollar green bond issuance to date. It has since made headlines with other innovative green bond deals.

Republic of Korea has become the first non-European issuer to price a euro bond with a negative yield, but it also reset the benchmark for other Korean issuers.

With the oil sector poised for a recovery, Thai Oil priced a benchmark bond inside its own curve, even as markets crumbled during bookbuilding.

The international hunt for yield has helped the Philippines sell its largest-ever offshore bond, but despite a ratings upgrade by S&P, it must balance fiscal easing with a balanced currency.

The sovereign has sold its largest-ever bond. This should help protect the economy from the coronavirus and finances a significant portion of its stimulus package. However, the structure is unlikely to be utilised globally for political reasons.

Continued infrastructure investment from multilaterals, especially that linked to the training of women, is helping Tajikistan develop a future for tourism, but international investors remain wary to say the least.

After years as a closed economy, the central Asian republic sold a dollar-denominated benchmark in February. One bank followed in November and other issues are planned for next year.

The US bank named Udhay Furtado as a managing director in its Asia ex-Japan equity capital markets team.

Taiwanese silicon wafer maker raises $469 million in island’s biggest GDR deal in nearly four years. It needs the cash to help fund acquisition of SunEdison Semiconductor.