Recently, IB, as the only national joint-stock bank as the joint lead underwriter, assisted the New Development Bank (NDB) in the successful issuance of 6 billion yuan of panda bonds in China's interbank bond market, with a maturity of 5 years and a coupon rate of 2.66 per cent, and the proceeds will finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects supported by the New Development Bank to support member countries in developing and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Panda bonds refer to bonds issued in China by institutions registered overseas in accordance with the law, agreed to repay principal and interest within a certain period of time, and denominated in RMB. The bond is the largest five-year bond ever issued in the panda bond market and the first panda bond issued by a multilateral development institution in China in 2024.
It is reported that in the process of issuing the bonds, IB gave full play to its advantages as a "bond bank" and deepened the construction of "integration of investment, underwriting and trust", with a total underwriting amount of 900 million yuan, driving customers outside the group to bid for 5400 million yuan, further enriching the structure of the panda bond investment customer base and ensuring the smooth issuance of this bond.
The New Development Bank (NDB) is a multilateral development bank (MDB) jointly established in 2015 by China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa to support infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries, complementing existing multilateral and regional financial institutions and promoting global economic growth and development.