Kazakh sovereign fund issues Central Asia’s first panda bond in ‘milestone’ sale
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TLDR
- Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, has issued the first panda bond from Central Asia.
- The fund sold 3 billion yuan (US$440 million) in China's onshore market at a record-low yield of 2.18%.
- This move is seen as a milestone in strengthening strategic ties between Kazakhstan and China and integrating into global capital markets.
Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, has made a significant entry into China's domestic market by issuing the region's first panda bond. This landmark sale, totaling 3 billion yuan (approximately US$440 million), underscores a growing confidence in Chinese debt and currency amidst global geopolitical uncertainties. The three-year bond was priced at a historically low annual yield of 2.18%, reflecting strong investor interest from Chinese institutions. Samruk-Kazyna, managing an estimated US$88 billion in assets, views this issuance as a crucial step in its integration into global capital markets and a testament to the strengthening strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China. The fund's chairman, Nurlan Zhakupov, highlighted the issuance as an important milestone during the listing ceremony at the Astana International Exchange.
This is an important step in our integration into global capital markets – our first entry into China’s domestic market.
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Originally published by South China Morning Post. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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