China to take 64 trillion yuan domestic bond market global
Analysts foresee China's bond market growing in 2017 as its central bank tries to lower barriers
Hong Kong
THE tide may slowly be turning for Chinese bonds. The central bank recently pledged to create a "more convenient and friendly environment" for foreign investors, following a recent measure to allow currency hedging for bonds, a move seen as one of many efforts needed to lower barriers.
Citigroup Inc said last week it will include onshore Chinese debt in some of its gauges. The world's third-largest debt market needs the money, with investors still smarting from the biggest slump in six years in January.
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