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AIIB Issues $224m in Sustainable Panda Bonds – Xinhua

AIIB, a multilateral development bank headquartered in Beijing, issued 1.5 billion yuan ($224 million) of three-year bonds with a coupon rate of 2.4%


The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has 106 members worldwide, including Canada. Photo: AIIB.

 

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become the first international institution of its kind to issue sustainable development Panda bonds in the country’s interbank market,  Xinhua reported.

AIIB, a multilateral development bank headquartered in Beijing, issued 1.5 billion yuan ($224 million) of three-year bonds with a coupon of 2.4%, with proceeds to be used for “sustainable development infrastructure construction” Xinhua reported.

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