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S'pore nine-month bond issuance hits 4-year high
US$21.5b offerings up 25% from 2015's corresponding period
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Sep 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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PRIMARY bond offerings from Singapore-domiciled issuers hit US$21.5 billion to-date this year - the highest-ever first nine-month period for Singapore bond offerings since US$27.5 billion in 2012.
A Thomson Reuters debt capital markets report released on Wednesday showed that bond proceeds in 2016 rose more than 25 per cent from the first nine months of last year, as local companies tapped both domestic and offshore bond markets to raise funds.
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